Strikes which had been called by the RMT on CrossCountry on all four Saturdays in December have been called off, after the union said its dispute over rest day working had been ‘resolved’. Near-normal services can now be provided, although engineering work in the East Midlands on 6 December will mean

Business leaders are losing faith in rail, according to the results of a survey published by the Railway Industry Association. A total of 125 companies were asked whether they thought the rail market would contract or grow in the coming year by independent pollsters Savanta, and almost two thirds thought it

Updated 09.15An open access application has been submitted again, after the Office of Rail and Road rejected it in July. Alstom’s Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway Company wants track access rights between Wrexham, Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Nuneaton and London Euston. The revised plans include four daily services each way rather than

The Office of Rail and Road has changed its mind about making the 07.00 Avanti West Coast train from Manchester to London an empty stock working carrying only staff, following widespread protests. The ORR had instructed AWC to cease advertising the train after the 15th of this month, saying that its

The House of Commons is to debate railway reforms in full next week, when the Railways Bill is due to receive its Second Reading. The Bill was introduced last month and will set up the ‘directing mind’ Great British Railways, which will take over from Network Rail and also run the

The railway must prepare for increasing hazards as a result of climate change. The warning has come from the Met Office, three days before the start of ‘meteorological’ winter on Monday. The weather service says British winters are becoming generally wetter, meaning that storms, floods and landslides are becoming more likely. Most

Updated 14.45, 14.52, 15.13The freeze on regulated National Rail fares in England until March 2027 will have cost £775 million by 2030-31, according to the Treasury. The immediate reduction in railway revenue, assuming that passenger figures will not rise as a reaction, will be £145 million in the coming financial year. Other

12.50, 13.38Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

12.50, 13.3Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed investment in the Midlands Rail Hub, Northern Powerhouse Rail  and the Transpennine Route Upgrade.She has also included the freeze on regulated fares charged by National Rail operators in England. What do you think? Click here to let us know.

The RMT has declared a dispute with East Midlands Railway following two ‘violent’ assaults by passengers. In one case staff had hot water thrown at them and were attacked with a fire extinguisher, while in a separate incident rival football fans were involved in a ‘mass brawl’ on a train which