The government has announced that, due to the current Coronavirus (COVOD-19) pandemic, it is taking emergency measures to support and sustain necessary rail services as operators face significant drops in their income. The Department for […]
A man has been arrested for an apparent attempt to sabotage a German high-speed railway line. According to reports by German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday 20 March, bolts that hold the track down on […]
For the first time, railway regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has prosecuted a firm for bad fatigue management that cost two workers their lives. Nottingham Crown Court heard that Zac Payne, 20, […]
The measures announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s first budget were naturally overshadowed by the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. He announced a series of measures to protect workers, jobs, employers and the general […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a letter from Secretary of State Grant Shapps to the Transport Select Committee in which he answers a number of questions about the future of the rail network. […]
Following the earlier announcement that Huw Merriman MP would chair the Transport Select Committee, the full membership has now been agreed. Eleven MPs (the minimum number required) are to sit on the committee, six Conservative, […]
The government’s plans for both HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse became a little clearer following a speech by Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister of State at the Department for Transport with special responsibility for HS2, Northern […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it is working on an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North – High Speed North. The Oakervee Review into HS2, published on 11 February […]
Dr Mark Sweeney OBE, recently appointed as interim chairman of Northern Ireland’s Translink Group by Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure, has met with the minister and group chief executive Chris Conway to discuss the vital […]
In a bid to improve safety for both passengers and staff, Transport for Wales (TfW) is introducing the use of body-worn cameras. A trial will be conducted in partnership with the British Transport Police. Selected […]
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