railway transport
‘Humble’ railwayman passes half a century of service
Shashi Vyas joined the railway in December 1972 aged 23.
Train operator takes 1,000th child on free trip
Avanti West Coast said it has carried children on 40 excursions since it launched the Feel Good Field Trips initiative last April.
RMT didn’t pick out Eurovision final when deciding further strikes, says Lynch
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out on May 13, the same day that Liverpool hosts the Eurovision final.
Train drivers’ union boss hits out over criticism of strike on eve of Eurovision
Aslef’s Mick Whelan said Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s accusation was ‘bizarre’, implying the union was not standing in solidarity with Ukraine.
Rail passengers offered virtual reality experience to tackle sexual harassment
Train companies and British Transport Police are holding the event at London Waterloo on Thursday.
Heritage railway turns back the clock as it rejoins mainline network
Swanage Railway will be using its restored and upgraded 1950s diesel trains for the 11-mile services until September 10.
Flying Scotsman steams into Edinburgh to mark centenary
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage read a poem dedicated to the locomotive and dancers and musicians performed in the station.
New Simon Armitage poem to mark 100 years of Flying Scotsman
The Poet Laureate described the world-famous locomotive’s ‘rippling bodywork pouring with sweat’.
Waterloo reclaims title of Britain’s busiest railway station
The Office of Rail and Road said the station was used by an estimated 41.4 million passengers in the 12 months to the end of March.
Self-charging train project gets Government funding
Cambridgeshire-based company Echion Technologies is creating train batteries that can charge from overhead wires.