Great Northern Railwayana Auctions would like to update you on their forthcoming auction. The closing date for their main postal/email/telephone auction will be on Saturday April 18 2020 at 4pm. If you visit their website at www.gnrauctions.co.uk you will see the reserve prices for their items next to the lot number and

PICTURES of rush hour crowds on the London Underground have sparked protests, amid claims that Tube drivers are ‘furious’ about the situation. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has backed entreaties from central government that anyone who can possibly work from home should do so while the coronavirus pandemic continues. The frequency

Great Northern Railwayana Auctions has announced the closing date for their main auction will be Saturday 18 April at 4pm. The auction will be exclusively via postal, email and telephone, and are asking potential buyers to visit their website to peruse the items and their reserve prices. In a statement, GNRA said:

Updated 09.18 (RMT response)THE Government is suspending rail franchises and converting them into management agreements, as part of the response to the coronavirus emergency. Operators are being invited to accept ‘Emergency Measures Agreements’ for at least the next six months, so that they are free to act ‘in the national interest’.

TRAIN services are being severely reduced from today, but trains will continue to keep running to transport essential workers. So far, it is not known if any National Rail route will close completely, although the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is reported to have been urged to shut down the London

THE present emergency is affecting everyone, but we are publishing our print editions as usual, while our website continues to bring you the latest industry news. Our staff already work from home and so we are able to maintain our normal arrangements with complete security. Advertisers can still get their messages seen

The Seven Valley Railway is among the heritage railways which have ceased operations until further notice. GWR 0-6-0PT No. 7714 is seen arriving at Bewdley station. GARETH EVANS The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) has reacted warmly to the package of measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond (Yorks)) this afternoon

Coronavirus continues to cause chaos in the rail and transport industry. Services are being slashed as demand collapses, social distancing measures are introduced and events and runnings are postponed. Here’s this week’s roundup: UK rail services to be reduced as demand plummets Rail services in the UK will be reduced from next

Rail services in the UK will be reduced from next week as demand dramatically drops during the coronavirus outbreak. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it had agreed with rail operators across the country to scale back timetables from Monday as people change their travel habits to help stop Covid-19 spreading. Cores services will continue

Updated 08.45TRAIN operators have started to publish summaries of how they intend to reduce their services from Monday, following the Department for Transport’s announcement today. The aim is to avoid running ‘ghost trains’, as transport secretary Grant Shapps has said, but also to maintain transport links for essential workers. Other forms