A rail passenger who was pepper sprayed after resisting arrest for refusing to wear a face mask on a train has protested his innocence and insisted he is exempt due to his panic attacks. Shocking footage emerged earlier this week of the clash between Anthony Baldwin, 34, and the lone officer on a Wirral line service … Read more
The is the dramatic moment a police officer pepper sprays a rail passenger after he resists arrest for refusing to wear a face mask on a train. The shocking footage shows the clash between the passenger and the lone officer on a Wirral line service at Lime Street Station in Liverpool. The video shows the … Read more
After 3,160 days… HS2 digging finally starts: Boris Johnson hails controversial rail link as engine for jobs growth as construction starts at last Europe’s largest infrastructure project will today move to full construction Its cost spiralled from projected £36billion in 2012 to an estimated £106billion HS2 Ltd is expect to recruit for around 22,000 roles … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. B.S. writes: Great Rail Journeys, which is based in York, cancelled our £10,000 railway tour of the southern … Read more
Man who was haranguing rail staff for not wearing face masks at busy London station is knocked unconscious by pram-pushing passerby – who was also bare-faced A passenger was knocked unconscious at Claphan Junction railway station Footage shows him arguing with staff before another passenger attacks him The attacker had a child with him and … Read more
Well that won’t encourage them back to the office! Rail commuters face 1.6% RISE in season ticket cost despite calls for staff to return to their desks to help save the economy By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 07:45 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 07:52 BST, 19 August 2020 Rail commuters face an increase … Read more
Next year’s rail fare increases should be scrapped and more flexible season tickets introduced says transport watchdog Transport Focus is demanding a radical shake-up of the ticketing system The watchdog has proposed a Head Out to Help Out scheme to drive footfall It also called for an overhaul of season tickets, which it described as … Read more
Investigators will probe how Britain’s worst rail tragedy for a decade went unnoticed for a ‘significant’ period of time due to poor mobile phone signal. Passenger Chris Stuchbury, 62, train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, were killed after a ScotRail 6.38am service from Aberdeen to Glasgow derailed and slid down an … Read more
Ministers face calls to freeze rail fares amid fears people will stay working from home if prices increase Campaigners argue annual rise in rail fares will deter people from using them Critics argue fares should be frozen to encourage staff to get back to the office Although this would be the lowest rise for five … Read more
Rail chiefs call for rises in road tax and aviation fuel levy to slash carbon emissions and encourage more people to travel by train Rail Delivery Group propose increasing fuel duty for the first time in a decade They also want to raise taxes on road and aviation fuel to cut carbon emissions AA argued … Read more