AN updated HS2 report from the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts which is seriously critical of the project has been welcomed by critics. The review by the committee of MPs from all sides of the House says the programme has ‘gone badly off-course and is now estimated to cost

More trains, but distancing concerns remain THE number of trains running on many lines has been increased in England, but warnings remain about the need for social distancing. Train companies have been working to tape off some seats to maintain space between passengers, while social distancing markers have been installed at

The Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC), which organises the Stamford model railway show, has gone ‘virtual’ this year with an online exhibition. <img data-attachment-id="14753" data-permalink="https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/14749/video-stamford-model-railway-show-goes-virtual/img_1045/" data-orig-file="https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/05/IMG_1045.png" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_1045" data-image-description="Beal Street OO gauge model layout" data-medium-file="https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/05/IMG_1045-300x225.png" data-large-file="http://en.railsistem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-stamford-model-railway-show-goes-virtual.png" src="http://en.railsistem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-stamford-model-railway-show-goes-virtual.png" alt="Beal Street OO gauge model layout" class="wp-image-14753" srcset="http://en.railsistem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/video-stamford-model-railway-show-goes-virtual.png 1024w, https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/05/IMG_1045-300x225.png 300w,

MORE details have emerged of the terms of the Government’s £1.9 billion rescue deal for Transport for London. The RMT has been angered by the implications, and is threatening industrial action. The Department for Transport yielded just before the Mayior of London Sadiq Khan would have started to withdraw services, and

On May 14, nine-car Pendolino No. 390008 passes the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal with the 10.15 Manchester Piccadilly-Euston train, diverted via Northampton because of engineering work on the direct route via Kilsby Tunnel. Photo: Chris Milner Rail passengers have been told not to turn up at stations without an advance

CALLS for a financial rescue at Transport for London have been accepted by the Government which is making up to £1.9 billion available, although around £500 million will be a loan rather than a grant. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan had warned that TfL was now so short of money

THE West Coast Main Line intercity operator Avanti West Coast is one of several operators introducing controls on their trains to achieve social distancing. The most obvious change on Avanti West Coast is that passengers are being urged to reserve their seats and buy tickets online in advance, although Railnews understands

THE West Coast Main Line intercity operator Avanti West Coast has introduced controls on its trains to achieve social distancing. The most obvious change is that passengers are being urged to reserve their seats and buy tickets online in advance, although Railnews understands that around 25 per cent of capacity will

A special four-part Channel 5 documentary series starts tonight (Thursday, May 14) at 9pm and goes behind the scenes to show how Network Rail and train operators keep passengers moving at London Paddington station and across the west throughout the different seasons. <img data-attachment-id="14711" data-permalink="https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/14710/railways-on-tv-paddington-a-year-on-the-tracks-documentary-series-starts-tonight/graeme-parker-network-rail-3/" data-orig-file="https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/05/Graeme-Parker-Network-Rail-3.jpg" data-orig-size="1086,724" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Graeme-Parker-Network-Rail-3" data-image-description="In

Trespassers disrupted passenger and freight services a staggering 1,024 times during the first month of lockdown, new figures show. Numbers revealed by Network Rail show that people relying on the railway to get to work and essential supplies to hospitals and supermarkets were hit with over 380 hours of delays because