Industrial
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Manchester Piccadilly escalator trials virus busting technology
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Space-age technology is being trialled at Manchester Piccadilly station to give passenger escalators added protection from COVID-19.
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APT’s 37 year record remains in tact – but only just
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A bid to beat the fastest London to Glasgow time for a train, set 37 years ago by British Rail’s APT-P has missed out by just 21 seconds.
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LIVE: London to Glasgow Central record-breaking attempt fails
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Avanti West Coast and Network Rail , in association with The Railway Magazine, have teamed up today to attempt to break the record for the fastest journey from London to Glasgow.
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Rail firms blast plan to cut taxes on domestic flights
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Plans to cut taxes on domestic flights would see thousands of passengers switch from rail to air and undermine the UK’s carbon reduction commitments, rail operators have claimed.
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COP26: Network Rail and Porterbrook to showcase sustainable trains of the future
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Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
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Caledonian Sleeper cancels all services during workers’ 11-day strike action
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Caledonian Sleeper has announced it will cancel all services as workers go on strike for 11 days later this month over a pay dispute.
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Rail industry celebrates start of LGBT Pride Month
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Network Rail is celebrating Pride Month by hosting its second annual Pride Fest event across two weeks in June, following the success of the inaugural event last year.
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Transport for London agrees third Government bailout worth £1.08bn
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Transport for London (TfL) has agreed a third Government bailout to keep services running amid the collapse in demand for travel during the pandemic.
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Progress made on improving rail performance but ‘final push’ needed
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Network Rail has made progress on issues which led to poor train performance in the North West and Central region of the network last year, the industry’s regulator has said.
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Shapps: HS2 will go all the way to Leeds despite ‘mounting costs’
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the HS2 rail project will go all the way to Leeds after fears over mounting costs had prompted speculation over the full scheme going ahead.
