The Railway Magazine
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Avanti West Coast updates website to aid disabled passengers
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Avanti West Coast has modified its website to help disabled passengers.
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South Western Railway launch Christmas shoebox appeal to commuters
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South Western Railway customers are being urged to participate in the company’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal to help vulnerable people during the festive period.
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Train drivers will be ‘left with angry customers’ who will not wear masks
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A leading rail union has said train workers will be left to deal with angry passengers who do not want to wear face masks, after they were once again made compulsory on public transport.
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Penalties for rail fare dodgers to rise to £100
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Penalties for dodging rail fares in England and Wales will be increased to £100, the Government has announced.
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Network Rail urged to improve train punctuality after performance dip
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The regulator ORR said performance has dipped since April but remains better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Passenger trains to run on Dartmoor Line for first time in 50 years
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will dispatch the first passenger train to run on the Dartmoor Line for over 50 years.
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Salisbury rail services to fully resume 16 days after crash
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Rail services through Salisbury will fully resume 16 days after a crash involving two trains, the rail industry has announced.
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DfT minister tours British low-carbon trains with Network Rail at COP26
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Department for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.
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RSSB: 40% of rail workers suffer from a mental health condition
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The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a survey which found over 40% of rail workers are suffering with a mental health condition.
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‘Alarming’ rise in reports of sexual harassment on public transport
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Reports of sexual harassment and sexual offences to British Transport Police (BTP) have risen by 63% compared with before the pandemic, new figures reveal.
