Railways Illustrated
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Avanti West Coast launch social media forum for disabled passengers
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Avanti West Coast has become the UK’s first train operator to launch a dedicated social media forum for disabled passengers.
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Hollywood’s Tom Cruise pictured filming on NYMR
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Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has been pictured at North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) filming scenes for a new movie.
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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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Cutting crowding would boost public transport demand, survey suggests
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Less crowding is the main measure that would increase the use of buses and trains, a new survey suggests.
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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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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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Network Rail to protect great crested newts during upgrade scheme
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Network Rail has revealed that rare great crested newts will be protected during its major railway engineering project.
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Public transport usage ‘won’t be the same’ after lockdown is eased
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Rail passenger numbers have been hit, currently standing at just 21% of normal following a recovery to 43% in September last year.
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Stonehaven: Report calls for more drones to inspect rail lines
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Network Rail should make more use of drones and helicopters to inspect the railway, an investigation launched after the Stonehaven crash has found.
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Network Rail & Chasing The Stigma launch mental health campaign
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Network Rail has partnered with mental health charity Chasing The Stigma to launch a suicide prevention campaign.
