Sam Hewitt
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Three out of four transport workers victims of verbal abuse
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Three out of four rail, bus and other transport workers have been victims of verbal abuse or violence in their jobs, a new study suggests.
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VIDEO: Ex-LNER ‘A4’ No. 60009 Union of South Africa in incident with carriage
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Footage has emerged of an incident involving ‘A4’ No. 60009 Union of South Africa at East Lancashire Railway on December 22.
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Mayors demand answers over future of Northern Rail
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The mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool have called for “clarity” after a newspaper was told Northern Rail would be stripped of its franchise.
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From the archive: Five decades of the Foxfield Railway
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Picture the scene. You are standing in a Staffordshire field beneath an almost cloudless blue sky.
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Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society
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“Fred Dibnah was an icon for the movement, he has certainly left his mark and I, along and with many others, certainly feel the better for having known him.”
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UK railway news round-up
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Outlining the measures in the Queen’s Speech, the new Conservative majority government is introducing a new law to combat the disruption caused by railway strikes.
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Flooding causing chaos for passengers on Christmas getaway
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Heavy rain and flooding is causing chaos for thousands of passengers embarking on a Christmas getaway today.
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Government ‘to go ahead’ with law to limit rail strikes
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The Government is introducing a new law to reduce disruption to passengers caused by rail strikes, with the threat of injunctions against unions.
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From the archive: Patrick Whitehouse
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In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the 1950s to 1980s –…
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Britain’s railway stations ‘will not be step-free until 2070’
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A target to make Britain’s railway stations fully accessible by 2030 is set to be missed by 40 years, according to a disability charity.
