A WARNING has been sounded by Network Rail about the increased risks which level crossing users could be facing as lockdown restrictions are eased. The warning coincides with today’s International Level Crossings Awareness Day. Network Rail said the continuing call for people to avoid public transport if they can means more

Keith Fender has been given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project. On December 9 the tunnel section of the Elizabeth Line under Central London will open to passengers, with services between Paddington and Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf running 15 times an

The first tunnel section of the Elizabeth Line – better known as Crossrail – is due to open next December between Paddington and Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf. Keith Fender has been given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project. On December 9

A TRAIN operating company has warned that social distancing for its passengers cannot be guaranteed ‘at all stages of a journey’. It’s the first time that a TOC has admitted that the government’s 2-metre social distancing advice will not be achievable as rail passenger numbers rise. The warning, from ScotRail, has come

WORK on major Transport for London projects has restarted, with strict Covid-19 precautions being enforced to protect the staff. The projects now active again are the capacity upgrade at Bank station, the Northern Line extension to Battersea and the rebuilding of a roundabout at Old Street. All the sites have

DEVELOPMENT of a new Thameslink station between London and St Albans has taken another step, with the appointment of an engineering consultancy to work on the project. Main contractor Volker Fitzpatrick has named WSP as its choice to produce the multidisciplinary design of Brent Cross West, which is connected with

SHEFFIELD tram services are being boosted in frequency from this coming weekend, making Stagecoach Supertram the latest public transport system to start returning its timetables to pre-Covid levels. Trams on the yellow and blue routes will run every 15 minutes on weekdays from 15 June, and there will be two

The railway industry faces a struggle to emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic. Sim Harris asks if it will have the time to simultaneously celebrate its own history as well, at least in the immediate future. THE history of the railway is rich with details, which go back for two

Photo: East Midlands Railway East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a competition to name its new Intercity Class 810 bi-mode trains. Hitachi is building 33 five-car trains for the operator. They will enter traffic from April 2022. EMR says entries must reflect train heritage, history or character of the East Midlands, or technological

THE RMT has protested to the transport secretary that there is ‘confusion and conflict’ over the forthcoming changes to facemask rules on trains and other public transport from next Monday. The wearing of facemasks will become compulsory on all English public transport from 15 June, but the union’s general secretary