‘Vital investment’ results in ‘record year’ for Tube
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has said that the Tube reached ‘record levels of performance and improved reliability over the last twelve months’. He attributed the improvements to a reliability programme introduced last year and a ...Improving the railway is crucial to growth
Despite the continuing recession and the euro-crisis abroad, the Coalition Government is standing firm behind the rail industry, says Theresa Villiers. ‘The Government is pressing ahead despite the deficit because we believe that improving our railwa...Improving the railway is crucial to growth
Despite the continuing recession and the euro-crisis abroad, the Coalition Government is standing firm behind the rail industry, says Theresa Villiers. ‘The Government is pressing ahead despite the deficit because we believe that improving our railwa...Clan Line returns
A steam locomotive that was stopped from running on to the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset 46 years ago because it was judged to be too heavy has finally made it. The 150-ton Southern Railway Merchant Navy class Bulleid Pacific No. 35028 ‘Clan Line’ ran ...Clan Line returns
A steam locomotive that was stopped from running on to the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset 46 years ago because it was judged to be too heavy has finally made it. The 150-ton Southern Railway Merchant Navy class Bulleid Pacific No. 35028 ‘Clan Line’ ran ...Devolution in the regions
DEVOLUTION. It’s one of the latest buzz-words in railways, but what does it mean? Last month, RailStaff talked with Network Rail and the train operator organisation ATOC to find out what Devolution means to them at headquarters level. This month, the...The Royal Train
Continuing a tradition which dates back to 1842, the Royal Train remains one of the preferred modes of transport for the Royal Family much loved by Her Majesty the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. The present Royal Train consists o...A View to a Thrill
Entries are now open for the Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2012. Photographers around Britain are being encouraged to shine a light on the best sights the country has to offer. For the third year running Network Rail is ...Transport crime Command Centre opens in West Midlands
Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening recently launched a pioneering £1.2m Command Centre dedicated to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour on the West Midlands transport network. The Safer Travel Command Centre in Birmingham is the fi...Changeover at Chester-le-Street
Alex Nelson’s eureka moment came to him when he was on the Durham to Newcastle train, stopping at the then defunct Chester-le-Street station. He recalls that moment in November 1998. ‘The station was all boarded up and derelict and unloved and had ...Crime falls on Britain’s railways
Crime on Britain’s rail systems saw a 9.1% fall in 2011/12, the eighth successive year crime has gone down, British Transport Police has said. Figures for 12 crime groups published by British Transport Police today show that violent crime fell by 2.9...
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