RAIL businesses which need anti-virus personal protection equipment for their staff are being urged to send details of their requirements to the Department of Health and Social Care today (8 April). The Department said all requests will be considered against ‘clinical criteria’. Staff who maintain a two-metre distance from other people who

Bombardier to restart Derby production TRAIN building will be restarted in Derby next week and other sites will also be working again, after Bombardier had paused production at Litchurch Lane and work elsewhere in response to the coronavirus emergency. The company said: ‘On March 25, Bombardier Transportation UK announced a temporary

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. Plus, we take a closer

Former Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn is seen slowing to stop at Pendre station on December 29, 2018. GARETH EVANS As part of the BBC’s programme of Classic Films being aired during the Covid-19 lockdown period, the classic Ealing Comedy ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ is being shown on BBC2 this Wednesday

Metal thieves have disrupted the journeys of key workers after ripping out hundreds of metres of railway signalling cable. Several locations have been targeted by thieves taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to carry out their crimes. Network Rail says that this has jeopardised journeys for key workers like doctors and nurses,

Watchdog calls for ‘clarity’ over season ticket refunds TRANSPORT FOCUS has called for ‘clarity and reassurance’ over the process for claiming refunds on season tickets. Many thousands of people have no need for their annual tickets, because they are now working from home as a result of the coronavirus emergency. Refunds

The architects of privatisation in the 1990s wanted railways to be as loosely restrained as possible. Their mantra was ‘the market will provide’. In the first of a new series of essays, Sim Harris argues that the problem is that the market only provides when it can see a profit.PASSENGERS

West Midlands Railway axes trains WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY is replacing its train services between Worcester and Hereford with buses from today. The operator says passenger numbers are continuing to fall while more WMR staff are self-isolating. The stations which now have no WMR trains until further notice are Hereford, Ledbury, Colwall,

Naturalist loses environmental challenge to HS2 THE High Court has rejected a legal challenge from naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham, who had claimed that the decision to build HS2 had not taken the destruction of ancient woodlands into account. The court ruled that there was ‘no real prospect of success’ for

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