The Railway Magazine
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Rail engineering work cut to smooth Christmas journeys
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Lifting hundreds of miles of roadworks and shortening rail engineering work are among measures aimed at avoiding Christmas travel chaos unveiled by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Railway worker dies after being crushed by machinery
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A railway worker has died after being crushed by machinery while working at a rail depot.
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Norfolk’s Berney Arms named Britain’s least used railway station
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Just 42 passengers used the isolated station between April 2019 and March 2020.
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Labour demands Government plan to avoid Christmas travel ‘chaos’
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Labour has urged the Government to suspend peak rail fares and provide mass coronavirus testing for transport workers to avoid travel “chaos” during the festive period.
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Avanti West Coast suspends peak restrictions for Christmas travel
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Peak ticket restrictions will be suspended on Avanti West Coast trains over the festive period, slashing the price of many journeys.
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Rail passengers told to book early for Christmas travel
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People planning Christmas train travel are being urged to book “as early as possible” to avoid being denied boarding.
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UK railway news round-up
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New rules, more tiers and the end of another lockdown is causing a lot of confusion for people across the UK wanting to travel home for Christmas. Here’s the latest:
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‘Surge’ in travel expected as families form Christmas bubbles
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A “surge” in rail travel is expected over the five-day Christmas period as families form their festive bubbles with loved ones.
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Treasury announce extra £2.1bn to keep train services running
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A further £2.1 billion of taxpayers’ money has been allocated to covering private train company losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Transport Secretary urges people to consider avoiding Christmas travel
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People should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s “limitations”, Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has said.
