Business
Infrarail postponed!
The latest victim of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the UK’s Infrarail exhibition. Scheduled to be held at London’ Olympia on 12-14 May, it has been put back a year and will now be co-located […]
Month: March 2020
Environment
Repairs underway on Cumbrian Coast line
Recent inspections at Parton, on the Cumbrian coast, after the area had been pounded by storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, found that the huge waves and gales had caused cracks to appear in a railway […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Retired signallers needed to keep the railway going
To keep the railway running during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Network Rail is appealing for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to return to roles in the […]
Business
Gatwick Express suspended as part of reduction in GTR services
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will temporarily suspend the Gatwick Express service from Monday 30 March as part of phased timetable changes agreed with government to maintain train services for key workers. In addition, further reductions […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Competence and Medical Certification extended during Coronavirus epidemic
Network Rail and London Underground have addressed the problem of staff having safety certification and competencies that expire during the Coronavirus (COVIS-19) epidemic but who therefore can’t get the assessment and recertification they need. As […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
BTP responds to demands for more police at stations
Following demands from TSSA union general secretary Manuel Cortes and others, the British Transport Police (BTP) has announced that 500 officers will be deployed to ensure that passengers make only essential journeys during the Coronovirus […]
Health & Safety
Children in danger on Cambridgeshire level crossing
As schools shut due to the Coronavirus (CIVID-19) outbreak, school children are at home with time on their hands, and with time to get into trouble. Network Rail has released a photograph of three young […]
Governance
Shropshire woman guilty of damaging level crossing barriers
A woman who crashed her car into barriers at Onibury level crossing in Shropshire, and then fled the scene on foot having abandoned her car, has been sentenced at Welshpool Magistrates’ Court. Lauren Lewis, 22, […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Union calls for police deployment at London stations
As the government tries to make people stay at home, not gather in groups and not travel unless absolutely necessary, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has called for police to be deployed at all […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus stops work on Crossrail
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it has temporarily suspended work at all TfL and Crossrail construction sites to help limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Announcing the move, London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown […]