Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary of its inaugural service. The 10.24am departure from London to Paris on Thursday will feature wooden cutlery, cans of drinking water, glass wine bottles and paper-based coffee cups. In an interview, Eurostar chief executive Mike

THE Railway Industry Association has unveiled its own manifesto, with less than a month to go before the General Election.The suppliers’ trade group has set out the main tasks which face the industry over the next 30 years, with the aim of developing a ‘long-term, sustainable rail industry’. RIA is calling

Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire A recommendation that HS2 should continue to be built in full despite soaring costs has been welcomed by political leaders in the North. The leaked early draft of a report seen by The Times stated that the high-speed railway should go ahead as “large ticket price

IT WAS supposed to be a day of celebration, seeing three USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0’s working together in the UK for the first time since 1944.  However, the Churnet Valley Railway’s (CVR) Super Power Saturday on October 26 ended in disaster after persistent rain flooded part of the lines and washed

By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28.  They had received clearance from ORR late the previous evening.  Set 802201 operated the 06.03 Newcastle-Liverpool Lime Street and 09.25 return as a one-off working

The Railway Magazine November 2019 Railway Magazine November 2019 issue carried a leaflet in our subscriber copies from Pen & Sword Books which has a printing error on the publication ‘Gresley and his Locomotives’.  Pen & Sword apologises for the error, which despite numerous checks evaded correction. The rrp price

HS2 SHOULD still be built in spite of rising costs, according to a newspaper report based on a leaked version of the Oakervee review.The Times says it has seen a draft version of the review, and that high speed lines could boost cities in the North and Midlands because there

Network Rail’s new geographic regions, established in June, takes on accountability for the delivery of all projects within their borders, including track and signalling.  This is the second phase of the company’s transformation into a customer and passenger focussed business. Andrew Haines, chief executive said: “Network Rail’s drive to be

PREPARATORY work is continuing at London Euston despite ongoing uncertainty over whether High Speed 2 trains will ever serve the station. Contractors are quickly demolishing the two early-1970s tower blocks in front of the station, clearing the land for the redevelopment and expansion.  Progress on the demolition

Updated 12 NovemberTHE predicted costs of Crossrail are set to rise again by as much as £650 million to more than £18 billion.Phased openings, now set to begin in 2021, will mean initial Elizabeth Line services to Shenfield will start from Liverpool Street main line, and Reading and Heathrow services