HS2 Washwood Heath depot gains approval
Train maintenance and network control based at new hub
Andy Roden
ORR calls for all TOCS to implement automatic notifications
Implementation called for by end of March
Andy Roden
Gilruth opens Inverness Airport station
Revenue services started on 3 February
Andy Roden
Going with the FLOW at Wistanstow
Network Rail’s award-winning FLOW footbridge is being deployed in Shropshire. Project Manager ANDY CROSS conceived the design and reveals its potential to ANDY RODEN
Andy Roden
Modern Railways February 2023 issue: video podcast
A video preview of the February 2023 issue of the magazine
RMT ponders ‘best and final offer’ from RDG
DOO removed from proposals - but ticket office closures remain on the cards
Merriman: settling industrial dispute is top priority
Rail reform and RNEP publication also priorities for Rail Minister
New CrossCountry contract planned
Contract could run for up to eight years from October 2023 if four-year extension is exercised
Rail disruption costs North £8m a week – McLoughlin
Loss of confidence more important than economic harm, says TfN Chair
‘Modest but potentially critical’ role for hydrogen says Committee
Government urged to identify routes and start trials
Modern Railways January 2023 issue: video podcast
A video preview of the January 2023 issue of the magazine
TSSA members overwhelmingly accept NR offer
TSSA members at Network Rail have voted to accept a pay and conditions offer - but RMT members have rejected it.
Strikes hit freight levels
Strikes - plus deep sea shipping disruption and falling consumer confidence hit rail freight levels.
Passenger numbers rise to 80% of pre-pandemic levels
LNER is the only franchised operator to exceed pre-pandemic passenger numbers, according to the Office of Rail and Road.
Metro services resume as Flow is completed
£104 million project commissioned ten days behind schedule: reliabilty set to improve
DOO row derails TOC negotiations
Proposals to extend Driver Only Operation cause talks between RDG and RMT to collapse
Transcript: Transport Secretary Harper refuses to deny Government interference at TSC
A transcript of Transport Secretary Mark Harper's refusal to deny Governmental interference in negotiations between the rail industry and unions at the Transport Select Committee
Vivarail administration suspends Bedford-Bletchley service
Vivarail maintains LNWR '230s' - availability no longer guaranteed