Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport

Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating as TFL has to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged  Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently  Passengers … Read more

As airlines cut fares, rail trips will cost staycationers up to three times more than flying

Great train fare robbery: As airlines cut fares, rail trips will cost staycationers up to three times more than flying Four in five long journeys in the UK cost considerably more by train than by plane Which? found that the average mark-up for taking the train was 49 per cent CO2 emission from planes are … Read more

Commuters face paying up to £55 more a day to travel with new flexible rail tickets

Commuters face paying up to £55 more a day to travel with new flexible rail tickets instead of traditional season passes, Labour says New flexible tickets allow travel in England on any eight days in a 28-day period  Labour found some commuters would pay more per day then with season ticket  It found largest price … Read more

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week

Rail companies will add more than 2,500 daily services to timetables from next week as lockdown restrictions ease Amendment will come into effect from Sunday ahead of lockdown easing  Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has said it is the largest increase in capacity this year It comes as restrictions ease on Monday, seeing indoor venues reopen, … Read more

High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains

High-speed rail services are cancelled across UK after hairline cracks are found in Hitachi trains Issue in Hitachi 800 trains used by LNER Great Western Railway and Hull Trains LNER trains between London, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh are cancelled no Great Western services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance  By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Explore the Scottish Highlands by rail with Carol Kirkwood

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Explore the Scottish Highlands by rail with TV’s Carol Kirkwood By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2021 It’s  familiar to anyone who’s watched any of the Harry Potter films – the famous Jacobite steam train, better known as … Read more

Website where neighbours rail against everything from badly parked cars to mysterious smells

Sylvia is rather concerned about a suspicious character she has seen lurking in our neighbourhood. ‘He is wearing a high-vis jacket and carrying one of those litter pickers,’ she reports. ‘I approached him and he told me to mind my own business. Something’s just not right.’ Unless there’s a new type of conscientious criminal who … Read more

Rail passengers will be hit by above-inflation price rises tomorrow

Commuters and frequent travellers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises from Monday.     Rail passengers in England will see ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent while those in Wales will face a similar increase. Meanwhile in Scotland, the Government is implementing smaller rises of 1.6 per cent and … Read more

Network Rail boss says he’ll scrap summer maintenance works if leisure trips soar

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar after Covid lockdown Weekend rail closures could be scrapped if leisure travel surges after lockdown  Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy predicts weekend demand could surge  To avoid disruption maintenance and upgrade work could move to weekdays  By Milly Vincent For … Read more

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar

Network Rail boss vows to scrap weekend engineering works this summer if leisure trips soar after Covid lockdown Weekend rail closures could be scrapped if leisure travel surges after lockdown  Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy predicts weekend demand could surge  To avoid disruption maintenance and upgrade work could move to weekdays  By Milly Vincent For … Read more