Industrial
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EMR reprimanded for cancelling competition over ‘poor quality of entries’
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East Midlands Railway has been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog after it failed to award a promised £5,000 prize in a competition due to the “poor quality of entries”.
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Rail operator unveils new recycling initiative to make Brighton Britain’s greenest train station
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Currently 12% of the total waste collected across GTR’s 800-mile network comes from Brighton; prior to the pandemic, in an average year the station produced 650 tonnes of rubbish.
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Government admits air quality on trains is ‘poorer than desired’
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has admitted that air quality on some diesel trains is “poorer than desired”.
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Southeastern campaign encourages passengers to be mindful of those with accessibility requirements
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Southeastern has launched a video to encourage passengers to support the accessibility needs of fellow travellers returning to the railway.
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Violence against transport workers worse during pandemic – rail union warns
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Three out of five transport workers have been verbally or physically attacked since the start of the pandemic, new research suggests.
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Grant Shapps retains Transport Secretary position in PM cabinet change-up
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has expressed his delight to be reappointed during Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle on September 15.
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New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion
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Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century.
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Rail union to hold Waterloo protest over service cuts
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The biggest rail workers union is holding a protest on Monday as it steps up its campaign against job losses in the industry.
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Rail industry urges workers to return to commuting by train
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There could be long-term damaging effects on city centres and High Streets unless workers return to commuting by train, new research warns.
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Noise from traffic and trains linked to higher risk of dementia – new study
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A new study from Denmark has suggested road traffic and railway noise is associated with an increased risk of dementia.
