2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (269+ words) East Midlands Railway has rejected a call for it to declassify first class accommodation while its services are reduced because of the poor availability of the Class 810 train fleet. On July 24, South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard said ‘too many people…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (332+ words) A Visual Safety & Security Systems strategy which aims to simplify and standardise how video technology is used to tackle crime and improve operations has been developed by Network Rail, the Rail Delivery Group, British Transport Police, train operators and other…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (394+ words) The Rail Youth Promise has been launched as an industry-wide commitment to help more 16 to 24 year-olds access careers in the rail sector. Built around five commitments — Inspire, Hire, Learn, Grow and Connect — the Rail Youth Promise aims to raise awareness…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (658+ words) Rail companies could face a £6m compensation bill after the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld claims brought by more than 1 200 members of the RMT that their employers had attempted to bypass the union and go directly to workers on pay bargaining. In…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (391+ words) Heidi Alexander, Labour MP for Swindon South, has been reappointed as Secretary of State for Transport in new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet. Lord Peter Hendy of Richmond Hill retains his position as Minister of State in the Department for…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (424+ words) The RMT union has announced that its members working at East Midlands Railway plan to take strike action on Saturdays August 1, 8 and 15 over ‘growing safety concerns that the company has failed to address’. On July 21 the RMT said it had…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (349+ words) Hitachi Rail has donated specialist equipment used to modernise signalling on the London Underground network to three further education colleges. It will now be used to support the development of the next generation of rail engineering talent. Stanmore College has…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (677+ words) East Midlands Railway has temporary cut its inter-city services from July 20, explaining that this ‘has become necessary after the performance of Hitachi Rail’s new Class 810 fleet and their maintenance of EMR’s existing Class 222 fleet has significantly impacted upon EMR’s ability…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (382+ words) A custom-made bogie drop has been installed at Cardiff Canton depot, reducing the time that TfW Rail trainsets are out of service by enabling staff to maintain bogies and wheelsets more efficiently than before, and avoiding the need to send…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (433+ words) The Railway Industry Association has called on incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to take five steps which it said would help unlock place-based investment, regional growth, skilled jobs and better outcomes for passengers and freight. In its latest six-monthly review…...