Train services in north west England have been badly disrupted after a car crashed on to the railway in a cutting at Salford. A man is reported to have been injured, although not critically, and he has been arrested on suspicion of driving under …

Chancellor's rail plans welcomed by industry. The Chancellor’s plans for long-term economic growth have been welcomed by rail industry observers, because they include substantial investment in railways, The Chancellor’s plans for long-term economic growth have been welcomed by rail industry observers, because they include substantial investment in railways, but one transport campaigning ...

3 days ago · Train services in north west England have been badly disrupted after a car crashed on to the railway in a cutting at Salford.. A man is reported to have been injured, although not critically, and he has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving. Overhead wires were damaged in the incident, and Network Rail has been working to remove the wrecked car and repair the damage.

HS2 has awarded the contract to build the substructure foundations at Birmingham Curzon Street station to civil engineering specialist MPB Structures. The contract is the first in a series of major awards at the site. Review launched of winter disruption on …

Dec 4, 2024 · South Western Railway will be the first private passenger operator to be renationalised under the new Passenger Railway Services Act, the Government has confirmed.. The former franchise, which is currently a National Rail Contract, was to have expired on 28 May 2023 but was extended by a Notice of Variation to 25 May 2025 and will end then.

1 day ago · Transport groups have a long history, and they are still playing a major part in the industry at the moment. Whether they will still be doing so in Britain in a few years from now is another matter. At present, to take just two examples, FirstGroup runs Great Western Railway and the open access operators Hull Trains and Lumo.

Aug 16, 2024 · Negotiations over pay are set to restart with the RMT, following ASLEF’s provisional acceptance of the government’s pay offer to drivers, which will now be put to ASLEF members with a recommendation to accept.. Transport secretary Louise Haigh said the new deal for drivers will be ‘better value’ for taxpayers than allowing strikes to continue.

Jan 6, 2025 · The immediate outlook for companies supplying the railway has remained ‘strained’ since the Labour government was elected in July, according to the Railway Industry Association.. In an open letter to new transport secretary Heidi Alexander RIA has welcomed signs of progress, including the government’s support for East West Rail, the Transpennine Route Upgrade and HS2 to Euston, but it ...

Jan 8, 2025 · A group which lobbies on behalf of the private sector is urging the government to make the future prospects for open access passenger services clear, after transport secretary Heidi Alexander warned on Monday that she is advising the Office of Rail and Road to ‘ensure that the benefits provided by open access operators outweigh …

Sep 3, 2024 · Transport secretary Louise Haigh has launched a shadow version of the future ‘directing mind’ Great British Railways, as the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill reaches its Third Reading in the House of Commons today.. When the Passenger Railway Services Bill becomes law, the ownership of train operators will be in the public sector by default, ruling out any return to the ...