The RMT is considering an improved pay offer from Transport for London for its 10,000 members on London Underground. TfL is attempting to end the dispute which led to disruptive strikes earlier this month by proposing a three-year settlement which would mean an increase of 3.4 per cent in the first

The Department for Transport has revealed that the latest train operator to be given a date for renationalisation is Govia Thameslink Railway. The change, which will take effect on 31 May next year, will renationalise one operator but four brands of Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink. It was already known

The Railway Image. What does that mean to you? Some people may think of the steam express crossing Glenfinnan on its magic journey from Platform 9¾, or perhaps of that famous blue tank engine with a smiling face. But the real railways were – and are – an essentially utilitarian business, carrying

A warning has been issued by Network Rail in advance of this weekend’s special trips along parts of the original Stockton & Darlington Railway to mark the 200th anniversary of the first journey by paying passengers on a steam-hauled train. The historic journey had been made on 27 September 1825, with

Northern is using a new weapon to keep autumn leaves at bay, as the leaf fall season arrives. Leaves are falling earlier this year, following the very warm summer. The problem of leaves on railways is well known, because they are compressed into a slippery film by train wheels which then

Efforts to rescue HS2 are being supported by inviting technical specialists to produce innovative ideas, and applications have opened today. HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Wild is in charge of a comprehensive review of the struggling high speed project, which has been cut back more than once and now consists only

Two young men aged 19 and 18 have been charged in connection with the cyber attack on Transport for London systems just over a year ago, which TfL said had caused damage and disruption over three months costing £39 million. The National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency were

The lines through Darlington station will be closed over the weekend of 11 and 12 October, to allow the latest stage in the £140 million project to enlarge the station. Darlington is gaining two additional platforms, and during the 48-hour possession next month new signalling will be tested, following the completion

The continuing uncertainty over Northern Powerhouse Rail has prompted Transport for the North to describe investment holdups in its region as ‘very disappointing’. The critical investments which were paused in the recent spending review included improvements on the East Coast Main Line north of York, Midland Main Line electrification past Market