Ministers to oversee HS2 amid warnings of ‘dire delivery failure’ Politics Ministers will oversee work on HS2, the government has announced, as the transport secretary warned costs had spiralled out of control. Louise Haigh has announced urgent action to bring the cost and delivery of the high speed route from London to Birmingham back under control. It comes as the Sunday Times revealed leaked documents marked [...]
Northern Trains overcomes ‘uncertain and challenging times’ as revenue passes £1bn Transport and infrastructure Northern Trains has posted a revenue of £1bn for its latest financial year after battling “uncertain and challenging times”. The operator has posted a total revenue of £1.07bn for the year to 31 March, 2024, up from the £982.6m it posted in the prior 12 months. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show its revenue [...]
LNER: Strikes and storms cost train line over £50m Transport and infrastructure The impact of a series of severe storms and continued strike action cost London North Eastern Railway (LNER) more than £50m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The train operator said industrial action in the year to 31 March, 2024, reduced its revenue by £25.9m while extreme weather also impacted its revenue [...]
Ten London train stations hit by ‘Islamophobic’ cyber attack on Network Rail September 26, 2024 Nineteen stations across the UK have been affected by the cyber attack on Network Rail, with only London St Pancras not impacted.
Clapham Junction and London Waterloo drive sales at UK train station shops September 24, 2024 Network Rail's most recent data revealed a 10 per cent rise in retail sales across its portfolio of 19 Great British stations.
New rail line connecting Midlands and North West set to deliver £70bn economic boost September 13, 2024 “Doing nothing is not an option”—this was the message today as a consortium of business leaders and politicians unveiled ambitious plans for a new rail line connecting the Midlands to the North West. The proposed rail link, set to connect Lichfield in Staffordshire to High Legh in Cheshire, could add an estimated £70bn to local [...]
HS2: Construction of Britain’s longest railway bridge completed near London September 5, 2024 High Speed Two (HS2) has completed the construction of the longest railway bridge in Britain to the north west of London. The final deck segment of the 2.1-mile long viaduct, crossing the Colne Valley in Buckinghamshire, was fixed into place on Thursday by HS2 engineers. The new bridge breaks a 140-year record held by the [...]
Fresh calls to fund TfL as more busted London Underground trains taken out of service September 4, 2024 City groups have launched fresh calls for a long-term Transport for London (TfL) funding deal, after new data revealed a more than doubling in the rate faulty London Underground trains are being taken out of service. Data obtained via a Freedom of Information request shows the out of service rate across the London Underground, which [...]
Orient Express and Royal Scotsman owner Belmond still in the red despite sales rise August 6, 2024 The UK arm of the company that runs the Venice Simplon-Orient Express increased its sales but saw its pre-tax loss widen during 2023, it has been revealed.
London Underground: Severe delays hit Elizabeth Line all day July 30, 2024 Commuters are facing chaos on the London Underground as four lines suffer severe delays and the Overground is partially shut.