A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: "I can confirm that a man has been charged after a train struck a tanker on a level crossing in Little Cornard, Suffolk, on Tuesday, 17 August. "Arvydas Bartasius (38) of Hawthorn Close, Ely, was charged with endangering safety on the railway. "He will appear at...

The World Bank has approved a loan of $430 million to Indian Railways for financing the Mumbai Urban Transport Project – II (MUTP II). Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said that the project comprises various components. These include laying tracks between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal and Kurla,...

Lincolnshire based Magnadata International, a division of Magnadata Group Ltd, has been awarded a five year contract by ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies) to produce the iconic orange magnetic rail ticket and associated products for all the UK Train Operating Companies. Magnadata International is one of the world’s largest suppliers...

Members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, (CILT), believe that transport spending that supports economic growth or reduces congestion should be the key priority in the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review.  75% of participating members identified 'supporting economic growth' as one of their top priorities where Government spending should...

As part of the Start initiative, launched by the Prince of Wales last February, HRH is to undertake a tour of Great Britain visiting communities that lead more sustainable lives. The tour starts in Glasgow on 6th September and Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol and Birmingham are just some of the places he...

Minister for Transport John Robertson today announced two Australian companies have been awarded tenders to build and trial fuel-efficient hybrid buses in Sydney. Mr Robertson said Bus and Coach International Pty. Ltd. (BCI) and Custom Coaches were awarded the tender to develop prototype EcoBuses for use on Sydney’s bus network. “Each bus...

Week day rail travel is increasing in Japan thanks to the decision to only allow road toll discounts at weekends. Last year discounts were available every day. All but one of Japan's rail companies has recorded an increase in the number of passengers, with some Shinkansen services seeing a 4% rise...

In the first exercise of its kind, the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and British Transport Police have launched a review into a series of unidentified fatalities dating back 35 years. Twenty artist’s drawings of dead people found on or near Britain’s rail and Tube network since the mid-70s, but who...

National Express East Anglia confirms that a replacement bus service will continue to operate on the Marks Tey to Sudbury line for the rest of today (Wednesday 18 August) and tomorrow (Thursday 19 August), following yesterday’s incident near Bures, when a train collided with a road...

RAIL union RMT today renewed its call for a programme to eliminate level crossings following last night’s collision between a passenger train and a lorry outside Sudbury in Suffolk. RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “Once again we have seen a crash at a level crossing, leaving many passengers and train...

Transform Scotland has today (Wednesday 18th) written to the UK Secretary of State for Transport, Phillip Hammond MP, to protest at the proposals floated recently to terminate ECML rail services from London at Edinburgh. Transform Scotland has instead suggested the UK Government support the early electrification of lines north of Edinburgh, in line...