Metro
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Blackpool ‘Standard’ No. 143 enters service after restoration
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Amazingly, it had previously not carried passengers since 1957, when it was withdrawn and converted to an engineering car.
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Man dies after stabbing at London Underground station
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A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death at a London Underground station.
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Tributes paid to engineer who died while working at Waterloo Station
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The family of an engineer killed while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station have paid tribute to “a hardworking, loving father”.
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Tube staff ready to take industrial action over assaults on London Underground
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Violent assaults on London Underground workers are increasing, according to a union, prompting warnings that industrial action could be stepped up.
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Body scanners screening passengers for weapons amid London violence
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Body scanners are being trialled at a London railway station for the first time to screen passengers for hidden explosives and weapons.
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Local factory 30 miles from buyers ‘overlooked for £500m Tyne & Wear metro deal’
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A £500 million contract to build trains for a Metro system has been won by a Spanish firm, beating a British factory 30 miles away from the buyers.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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Tube drivers vote for industrial action in noise dispute
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London Underground drivers have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over the level of noise on the Tube. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the Jubilee, Central, Northern and Victoria lines backed action short of a strike by more than 95%. The RMT said some improvements have been made…
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Authentic 1970s makeover for Blackpool ‘Balloon’ No. 715
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BLACKPOOL ‘Balloon’ car No. 715 has undergone a partial repaint at Rigby Road depot into authentic 1970s livery with full green cab surrounds, complete with period advertising. On one side it carries an advert for CIS Insurance (pictured), while on the other is a classic advert for Blackpool Zoo. The Fylde Transport Trust-owned car has also…
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New railways open in Buenos Aires
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ARGENTINA president Mauricio Macri officially opened the second new elevated commuter railway in Buenos Aires on July 10. It has replaced ground-level railways with new routes on viaducts, eliminating 11 level crossings, and releasing some land for redevelopment. The 5km section of the Linea San Martin line between and Palermo and La Paternal in the…
