The Railway Magazine
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Rail strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail
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The rail strikes are to go ahead after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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New TV series to feature York’s National Railway Museum
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The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 this summer. Called “Cleaning Britain’s Greatest Treasures”, the programme will follow the museum’s conservation team as they clean and maintain the NER / LNER Dynamometer Car and Queen Victoria’s famous LNWR saloon carriage. Narrated by…
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Transport for London and FirstGroup to admit safety failings over tram crash
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Transport for London (TfL) and FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have indicated they will plead guilty to health and safety failings over the 2016 Croydon tram crash.
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RIA reacts to passenger numbers returning to 90% pre-Covid levels
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has responded to the Department for Transport’s latest statistics released on rail travel in Great Britain.
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Rail strike: Talks held to avert industrial action later this month
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Railway workers will go on a three-day strike over pay and jobs later this month.
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London Tube strike causes ‘chaos’ for commuters
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Commuters faced “chaos” on Monday morning as a London Underground strike caused major disruption.
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More than one million journeys made on new central section of the Elizabeth line
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More than a million journeys have been made on the central section of London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first five days since it opened.
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Tube travellers warned of severe disruption amid strike action
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Travellers in London have been warned of severe disruption to Tube services following the Jubilee weekend because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Jubilee Weekend: London passengers advised to allow extra time
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Thameslink and Great Northern are advising people travelling to events by train over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to plan their journey in advance.
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Passenger trains could be blocked to prioritise freight during strikes
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Passenger trains could be blocked from station platforms by parked freight services during strikes, an industry leader has warned. John Smith, chief executive of firm GB Railfreight, told the PA news agency the measure may be required if a skeleton timetable is implemented during industrial action. Fears have been raised that staff walkouts could lead…
