railways
Cold snap and track faults lead to rail chaos
East Midlands Railway said services between London St Pancras and Corby were cancelled and delayed due to ‘damage caused by ice’.
Spate of rail track faults cause commuter chaos
Several rail infrastructure failures disrupted journeys on Thursday morning.
Train enthusiast Joe Biden commits federal funds to rail network
The president, during his time as a senator, commuted daily between Washington DC and his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
U-turn over closure of railway station ticket offices
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said train operators have been asked to withdraw the proposals.
Points failure causes severe disruption for passengers at Euston
The issue led to no trains entering or leaving the station for several hours.
Labour commits to bringing railways back into public ownership
The shadow transport secretary said a ‘radical’ transport vision will be published soon as part of Labour’s preparations for government.
Nearly 700,000 responses to consultation on station ticket office closures
Train operators are bidding to shut nearly all station ticket offices in England.
Police force to fly flags at half mast for officer who died saving man’s life
Sergeant Graham Saville died five days after being hit by train as he attempted to save a distressed man on the tracks.
Police officer hit by train while helping distressed man on railway tracks dies
Sergeant Graham Saville, 46, died on Tuesday.
Police officer hit by train while helping distressed man on railway tracks
The officer was left in a serious condition after the incident at Balderton, Nottinghamshire, on Thursday evening.