THE loss of control of the train brakes during the operation of the ‘Lowlander’ Caledonian Sleeper service on August 1 on the approach to Edinburgh Waverley station is being investigated by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). Starting as the 23.36 from London Euston the previous evening, the Glasgow and

By Ben Jones LNER introduced its first Anglo-Scottish ‘Azuma’ diagram on August 1, with more services expected to move over to the new trains in mid-September.  LNER’s daily 06.48 service from Glasgow Central-King’s Cross and 15.30 return will also switch to the new trains from September 23. 

By Ben Jones A £75MILLION scheme to reconnect the Levenmouth area of East Fife to the rail network was approved by the Scottish Government in August.  The five-mile line from Thornton Junction will serve reopened stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven.  Passenger services ceased in 1969, but

A TRANSPENNINE Express ‘Nova 3’ train finally entered passenger service on August 24 after extensive testing and a start to driver and crew training.  A piece of history as the first ‘Nova 3’ set begins passenger service, the 05.55 Manchester Victoria-Liverpool Lime Street, led by Class 68 No. 68027 Splendid.

New open access plan for StirlingAN open access proposal for a service between Stirling and London has been lodged with the ORR by Grand Union. The timetable would offer three to four trains a day from Stirling to London Euston, routed via Larbert and Motherwell. GU chief executive Ian Yeowart

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The number of violent and sexual offences has increased on Britain’s railways, according to new figures revealed by the British Transport Police (BTP). BTP recorded 68,313 crimes in 2018/19, up from 60,867 during the previous 12 months. Violent crime accounted for a fifth of all cases, while sexual offences increased

Recorded railway crime up by 12 per cent in one yearFIGURES released by British Transport Police show that recorded crime is rising on the railway, which BTP says is partly because more people are using trains, while the increases in station trading, including larger retail areas, mean that shoplifting is

By Tony Miles OPERATION of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) will be in the hands of First Group and Trenitalia from December 8, under what will be the first of a new franchise partnership model.  With a 70/30 partnership in favour of First, the pair will end

By Ben Jones NEW Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has thrown the future of High Speed 2 (HS2) into doubt with a new review that will challenge the £56billion project’s scope, design and affordability.  Doug Oakervee, a retired engineer, former HS2 Ltd chairman ,and ally of Prime Minister