STAFF at Govia Thameslink Railway have been praised for their work to help vulnerable passengers, whose needs are greater than usual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The greatest risk is posed by suicidal people, and GTR staff have acted upon advice and training from the Samaritans charity to intervene 45

FOOD worth £5,000 has been donated by TransPennine Express and supplier Rail Gourmet to organisations which help people in need. The food has become surplus because catering services on board trains have been suspended. The organisations to benefit include The Parkland Hotel in Manchester, which looks after homeless men, and

HS2 west-London super hub, Old Oak Common. All photos: HS2 Ltd The HS2 west-London super hub, Old Oak Common, has had its planning application approved by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation yesterday. Work can now progress on building what is set to be the largest new railway station ever

Four out of ten still wary of public transport, says survey FOUR out of ten people say they won’t use public transport again until they feel safe, according to a new survey carried out by Transport Focus. The latest survey of 2,000 respondents found that the number of people happy to

Rail graffiti attacks rise during lockdown THE number of rail vehicles being attacked by graffiti vandals has risen since the lockdown started in March, according to West Midlands Trains. The latest of a number of incidents affecting WMT trains and depots was discovered at Coventry yesterday. WMT said the vandalism meant

The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) has announced it is to re-open its refreshment kiosk at Overton station this coming weekend – Saturday and Sunday May 23/24. The intermediate station, which is located between Peterborough and Wansford, serves the popular Ferry Meadows country park. Trains services on the line remain suspended. <img

Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. This month’s The Railway Magazine covers the devastating news about the COVID-19 pandemic as the rail industry is hit hard, as train companies thank the

A LIST of the 20 busiest stations on London Underground and suburban National Rail lines has been published by Transport for London, but some media sources seem to have misunderstood the details. Many reports are claiming that TfL simply wants passengers to avoid the stations on its ‘busy list’ between 05.45

York railway station in 1903 The latest episode of a new television series, The Architecture The Railways Built, examines York railway station and its amazing history that helped to change the face of the city forever. At one time, the biggest station in the world, the programme reveals that the station that

There has to be social distancing on trains, writes Sim Harris. Neither they nor the wider railway system were designed to allow for it indefinitely, but there could be some gleams of hope as well. THE passenger railway industry has an unusual target at the moment – to keep people off