Rail News

Rail fares rip-off - From This is London - Rail and Tube fares for London and the South are up to five times dearer than other major European cities, a survey reveals today. 05-05-2005

Railtrack investors angry at DoT emails - From Guardian Unlimited - Shareholders in the collapsed Railtrack company yesterday hit back after it was revealed that emails from Department of Transport advisers called them "grannies" and suggested the government was considering pushing the firm into administration weeks befor 05-05-2005

Scotland secures rail call centre - From BBC - First ScotRail has promised to site a new customer call centre in Scotland, creating 50 jobs. 05-05-2005

Steam train wheels back the years - From BBC - More than 1,000 people will travel back to steam's golden age on Sunday. 05-05-2005

Train driver praised for saving lives - From Guardian Unlimited - A train driver avoided plunging his train down a six-metre (20ft) embankment after two men deliberately left a car on the track and stood nearby to watch the resulting crash, it emerged yesterday. 05-05-2005

Views on transport spend sought - From BBC - Residents in Somerset are being asked to give their views on transport in the county and how the council should spend a £20m budget. 05-05-2005

Train drivers to strike over pay - From BBC - Midland Mainline drivers say they will hold 24-hour strikes over pay from noon on the next three Fridays. 26-04-2005

Alert over gas risk in shed fire - From BBC - Houses have been evacuated and trains stopped because of the risk of a gas cylinder exploding after a shed fire. 24-04-2005

Extra £25 each buys last chance in high court, Railtrack investors told - From Guardian Unlimited - An action group suing the government over the demise of Railtrack is appealing to its 47,000 members to hand over an extra £25 each in a last-ditch attempt to raise sufficient funds for a high court trial. 24-04-2005

Rail track death victim is named - From BBC - A man thought to have stabbed his partner to death and then thrown himself in front of a train has been named by police. 24-04-2005

Subway strike set to bring weekend of travel chaos - From Glasgow Evening Times - STRIKING workers today began a four-day action which is likely to bring Glasgow's Subway network to a standstill. 22-04-2005

'Drugs taken' in teen rail death - From BBC - A teenager who died after falling under a train and being struck by a second had taken drink and drugs, an inquest has heard. 22-04-2005

Arsenal stadium hit by travel chaos - From This is London - Arsenal fans will face transport chaos when the club's new 60,000-seat stadium opens next year. 22-04-2005

Delays ahead as rail company closes lines - From Cambridge News - BANK holiday rail passengers face severe disruption as lines close for maintenance. 22-04-2005

EU rail compensation deal hope - From BBC - The system of compensation for rail travellers who experience delays could be streamlined under EU plans. 22-04-2005

Improving rail links in the East - From BBC - Rail passengers across the Eastern region hope to see improvements in services whichever party wins the general election. 22-04-2005

Rail chief's £377,000 payoff - From Guardian Unlimited - The government's former railway chief Richard Bowker received a £377,000 payoff when he resigned from his post last year, according to figures disclosed yesterday under the Freedom of Information Act. 22-04-2005

Rail jobs for 200 sacked Rover workers - From IC Network - NEARLY 200 of the 5,000 MG Rover workers facing redundancy are to be offered jobs with Network Rail, the company said yesterday. 22-04-2005

RMT rails against high fares - From Guardian Unlimited - Passengers on Britain's flagship rail route, the London-to-Edinburgh east coast mainline, are paying three times as much as travellers on the continent for standard "walk up and go" fares over a similar distance. 22-04-2005

Row erupts after hedgerow chopped - From BBC - Network Rail has been threatened with court action after hundreds of yards of hedgerows near train tracks in Essex were cut down. 22-04-2005

Talks fail to stop subway strike - From BBC - A four-day strike on Glasgow's subway is going ahead on Friday after talks failed to reach an agreement. 21-04-2005

Boy died after hiding at station - From BBC - A boy died when he was hit by a train after hiding under station platform in Bristol, an inquest has heard. 21-04-2005

Continental rail travel 'cheaper' - From BBC - Rail fares on the East Coast route are about three times more expensive than comparable routes in Belgium and France, a union has claimed. 21-04-2005

East Coast rail fares under fire - From Glasgow Evening Times - RAIL passengers are paying over the odds for fares on the East Coast route, a union claimed today. 21-04-2005

Judge calls time on Railtrack action - From Guardian Unlimited - Britain's largest potential class action - against the government - grinds to a halt as failed group's shareholders run out of funds 21-04-2005