Fears of chaos on Britain’s rail network during the festive period has prompted the government to appoint a travel tsar to help 2.2million people get home for Christmas. Ministers are preparing urgent plans to prevent Christmas getaway chaos amid fears huge numbers of people will be unable to join their families during the five-day relaxation … Read more
Rail firms may ban walk-on tickets to tackle expected surge in passengers travelling to see family over Christmas – sparking calls for more carriages Walk-on rail tickets could be banned in a bit to prevent overcrowding on trains Rail network is expecting a surge in passengers as people travel for Christmas after government guidance says … Read more
Rishi Sunak vowed to plough £100billion into road, rail and broadband projects yesterday. The Chancellor refused to renege on the Government’s plan for ‘once-in-a-generation’ infrastructure spending. Despite the Covid hit to the economy, he said he was pressing ahead with the highest sustained level of public investment in more than 40 years. Mr Sunak told … Read more
Eurostar is ‘fighting for survival’ after Covid caused 95 per cent drop in demand as rail operator complains that aviation rivals have been given £1.8bn of taxpayer support Government announced it will cover up to £8million of airport business rates The cross-Channel rail operator claimed it is being treated unfairly Eurostar slashed its timetables due … Read more
Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans after they land on station platform Incident took place at Bath Spa station, in Bath, Somerset, on Saturday morning Hilarious footage shows moment Great Western Railway workers remove swans A member of staff attempts to throw his coat on one bird before falling … Read more
Forget locks, boats on this canal are moved up and down hills on an amazing system of RAIL TRACKS laid on land Poland’s Elblag Canal uses a system of five inclined planes between its lakes, which are too steep for locks So rail tracks run carriages to transport the boats up and down hills up to … Read more
Train fares are set to spike above inflation at the start of 2021 with annual ticket costs predicted to soar by £80 on average. Commuters and frequent travellers have just weeks to buy their season tickets at 2020 prices before a 2.6 per cent rise is imposed, reports suggest. It would be the first time … Read more
With all the delays, spiralling costs and protests up and down the country, you might have thought HS2 was going nowhere fast. In fact, as these astonishing pictures reveal, the controversial project has been quietly tearing up swathes of the Buckinghamshire countryside – and is now set to tunnel under the Chilterns. This week two … Read more
Rail firms plan to slash timetables in the new year to cut costs amid fears a FIFTH of commuters will abandon trains indefinitely More than a fifth of passengers are not expected to return to regular rail use Passenger numbers have been slashed since the start of the covid pandemic The Department for Transport has … Read more
Rail union boss Mick Cash QUITS the RMT blaming a ‘campaign of harassment’ against him after months of internal clashes Mick Cash was elected general secretary of the union in September 2014 He has faced several clashes with the union’s executive in recent months He went on sick leave after suffering stress and had only … Read more