London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is pledging to shift the dial on attitudes to women pursuing careers in the rail industry, particularly train driver roles. LNER research showed only one per cent of women said they had wanted to be a train driver when they were young compared to 21 per cent who wanted to … Read more
Revealed: The pandemic has persuaded TWICE as many Britons to become eco-travellers than Greta Thunberg (and Sir David Attenborough joining social media has helped, too) In a poll, more than a quarter said Covid had motivated them to eco-travel One in five (20 per cent) are reconsidering air travel for future trips A third (33 … Read more
Incredible timelapse driver’s-eye footage of a train speeding from Edinburgh across the Forth Bridge to Aberdeen at the equivalent of 1,100mph The 130-mile journey takes two hours and 38 minutes on average in real life But in this mesmerising clip the trip is completed in just seven minutes The journey is one of the most … Read more
Fascinating speeded-up driver’s-eye footage shows a train hurtling through the Scottish Highlands at the equivalent of 830mph LNER has released time-lapse footage of a trip from Carrbridge to Edinburgh The journey would normally take three hours – the clip lasts seven minutes There is also drone footage of an Azuma on the highest point in … Read more
Edinburgh to London at over 3,000mph: Mesmerising speeded-up driver’s-eye footage of a train completing the capital-to-capital journey in SIX MINUTES LNER has released fascinating footage of the trip down the east coast of the UK During the six-minute clip, the train travels at the equivalent speed of 3,274mph Places it passes along the way include Newcastle, … Read more