Four out of five London companies want flexible rail season tickets for their staff so part-time commuting can be made more cost effective, a survey has revealed. Information collected from more than 500 companies in the UK capital found half had staff working from home to enable social distancing. One in five has different groups … Read more
Our next stop… the big clean-up! Network Rail gets 41,000 of its staff to help out with litter-pick Litter and graffiti can cause safety problems and delays for train passengers Network Rail is back on board Spring Clean campaign after delays due to Covid Staff took part in a litter pick around its headquarters in … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Transport groups start the week in reverse after Government scraps rail franchising model which has been in place since the 1990s By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 Transport groups started the week in reverse after the Government scrapped the … Read more
The end of the rail franchise: Government unveils huge shake-up of network to create ‘more effective structure’ as ministers extend emergency measures introduced to keep trains running during pandemic Measures to keep trains running during the pandemic have been extended Operators have moved to ‘transitional contracts’ ahead of the move The Department for Transport promises … Read more
Ministers said today that two-thirds of workers have returned to offices across the UK while rail ticket sales fell by a massive 85 per cent on last year. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to the House amid reports that officials are gearing up for a second round of economic carnage by planning curfews … Read more
A Network Rail report into the Stonehaven train crash disaster found that landslips caused by heavy rainfall will continue to affect Britain’s railway lines because it is not ‘economically viable’ to strengthen them. Network Rail’s interim report confirmed that the ScotRail train ‘struck a pile of washed-out stone covering the line’ causing it to derail in the … Read more
Rail companies will slash one in ten services as passenger numbers struggle to bounce back after lockdown Some trains on hourly services will now be cut to running every two hours Operators are focusing their resources on commuter and school services Sundays will be hardest hit, operating at 76 per cent of the normal timetable … Read more
A rail passenger who was pepper sprayed after resisting arrest for refusing to wear a face mask on a train has protested his innocence and insisted he is exempt due to his panic attacks. Shocking footage emerged earlier this week of the clash between Anthony Baldwin, 34, and the lone officer on a Wirral line service … Read more
The is the dramatic moment a police officer pepper sprays a rail passenger after he resists arrest for refusing to wear a face mask on a train. The shocking footage shows the clash between the passenger and the lone officer on a Wirral line service at Lime Street Station in Liverpool. The video shows the … Read more
After 3,160 days… HS2 digging finally starts: Boris Johnson hails controversial rail link as engine for jobs growth as construction starts at last Europe’s largest infrastructure project will today move to full construction Its cost spiralled from projected £36billion in 2012 to an estimated £106billion HS2 Ltd is expect to recruit for around 22,000 roles … Read more