Industrial
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Flexible rail season tickets offering 15% discount planned
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Passengers in England will be able to purchase French-style carnet tickets allowing them to make five return journeys in a month under a new system to be rolled out in June, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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Long-running dispute over guards on South Western Railway settled
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Railway workers have accepted a deal to end a long-running dispute over guards on trains.
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Complaints after rail timetables turned grey to mark Duke of Edinburgh’s death
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The decision for online train journey planners to greyscale their websites to mark of respect following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death has led to complaints that they are now difficult to read.
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Rail services ramped up as lockdown rules ease in England
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Industry body the Rail Delivery Group said more than 1,000 daily weekday services have been added to timetables since mid-February.
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Churnet Valley Railway reveals plans to reopen line to Leek
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The Churnet Valley Railway has announced plans to reopen the line to Leek after more than 40 years.
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Camilla praises station manager’s idea to help abuse survivors
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The Duchess of Cornwall has praised former station manager Darren O’Brien for his “brilliant initiative” helping people escape abusive relationships by rail.
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Report shows ‘left behind neighbourhoods’ disconnected from jobs & public transport
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People living in England’s “left behind neighbourhoods” (LBNs) are disconnected from essential services due to poor public transport and low car ownership, according to a new report.
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LNER begins global search for innovation in rail industry
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LNER is now accepting applications for the LNER FutureLabs second cohort, a groundbreaking accelerator focused on fast-tracking the latest innovations into the travel industry.
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ScotRail conductors industrial action going ahead
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Passengers in Scotland are being warned to expect significant rail disruptions on Sundays because of strike action by ScotRail conductors.
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MPs call for rolling programme of rail electrification projects to cut carbon
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The Commons’ Transport Select Committee (TSC) called on the Government to take action “as soon as possible” to help the UK bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
