RAIL UNION RMT will be out in force at railway stations up and down the UK tomorrow (17 December) to launch the “Rail Cuts Cost Lives” campaign against 1500 threatened Network Rail maintenance job losses. RMT members will be leafleting the public explaining that the threatened jobs cull on the tracks will compromise safety the length and breadth of the country...

RAIL UNION RMT today demanded an immediate reversal of plans to introduce Driver Only Operation (DOO) on the new Glasgow/Edinburgh via Airdie to Bathgate route as company accounts revealed that the top boss at Scotrail earns more than the additional cost of employing guards on the trains to ensure passenger safety. First Scotrail financial returns show that the highest paid director...

  Thermo King has joined forces with Unit 45 to supply the Stobart Group with 45 SLX 200 units, featuring product protection plus, in order to offer the most innovative cross channel transport solution, ensuring a faster and more environmentally sound route to market for produce. The historic rail train service exited Eurotunnel and arrived in Britain on schedule after a...

South West passengers have outlined their priorities for the region’s rail network which include improving punctuality and reducing overcrowding on trains. Passenger Focus has now spoken to 1500 passengers in Reading, Bristol and Exeter to ensure they have a say on the region’s railway future. Passengers have told the national passenger watchdog that they also want more reliable services, later-evening trains,...

Virgin Trains is urgently firming up precise timing details for 25 additional services that it plans to run on the London – Glasgow via Preston route over the Christmas and New Year holiday period to help passengers affected by the proposed strike by British Airways’ cabin crew. The extra trains will supplement the already advertised service of 26 trains daily in...

Yesterday’s announcement by the Department for Transport of £200 million to electrify three lines totalling 57 miles of railway in North West England is ‘good news’ says CILT. Steve Agg, Chief Executive of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) said: ‘There is a revival in rail travel in Britain and while it certainly won’t solve all...

EUROSTAR DIRECT SERVICES TO AVIGNON FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS ON SALE FROM 22 DECEMBER 2009 - Weekly direct Saturday service to run from 10 July to 4 September - Summer 2010 tickets from £109 return Eurostar, the high-speed provider of carbon neutral journeys between the UK and the Continent, has today (15/12/09) announced that tickets for its direct weekly summer services ...

Virgin Trains is urgently examining the possibility of extra services between London and Glasgow following this afternoon’s announcement by British Airways cabin crew for possible strike action over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Further details will be announced as soon as timings of any additional trains have been confirmed. A Virgin Trains spokesperson said today: “It is...

A Fundraising Ball held at the National Railway Museum in aid of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has successfully raised almost £14,000. The event, which was held on Saturday 28 November, attracted 270 people. Among the guests were legendary music producer and rail enthusiast, Pete Waterman. Support for the event came from all quarters, including train operating companies and...

Zurich, 15 December 2009 – Thales today announced that the company, as part of the Transtec Gotthard Consortium, will deliver, install and test a turnkey rail signalling solution for the Gotthard Base Tunnel, including Electronic Interlocking, ETCS level 2 and Centralised Traffic Control System. This contract is valued 110 million Swiss Francs (approx. 72 million Euros). Once the Gotthard Base Tunnel...

  Gordon Brown, transport secretary Lord Adonis and Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes officially launched the UK's first domestic high-speed service at a ceremony at London St Pancras on December 14th. A very limited service had been running out of St Pancras since June, but the new December timetable has allowed a full service to be introduced. Speaking to journalists at...