Japanese investor to ditch £500m stake in HS1 and East Midlands Railway December 31, 2023 Mitsubishi HC Capital is reportedly preparing to sell £475m worth of UK rail assets as it steers away from the country's embattled network.
Taxpayers and passengers hit by competition issues in railway station catering market, watchdog warns December 12, 2023 A lack of competition in the railway station catering market is driving up costs for passengers and taxpayers, the rail watchdog has warned.
Rail strikes continue TODAY: Here’s all you need to know December 6, 2023 Train drivers from the ASLEF union are set to continue this weeks' string of walkouts on Tuesday, halting services at a host of operators.
Train drivers at Aslef vote to continue taking strike action for next six months December 1, 2023 Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay. Members of Aslef backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute began. The announcement was made as train drivers started a week-long overtime ban which was expected to [...]
London commuter chaos as spate of rail track faults and Tube issues cause delays November 30, 2023 Rail commuters suffered disruption on Thursday morning as several major routes were disrupted by a series of infrastructure failures. Great Western Railway and Elizabeth line services between London Paddington and Reading were being forced to run at a reduced speed due to a broken rail, which was expected to cause delays throughout the day. The [...]
HS2: Reports of whistleblower allegations ‘a disgrace,’ says interim boss November 16, 2023 Reports of whistleblower allegations of a multi-billion pound cover-up of HS2’s soaring costs are “a disgrace,” HS2 interim chief has said.
London City Airport chief flies to HS1 after Sunak axed Manchester leg of HS2 November 10, 2023 High Speed One (HS1), the UK's only high-speed and international rail line, has announced Robert Sinclair, as its incoming chief executive.
London’s King’s Cross station forced to close due to overcrowding October 21, 2023 London’s King’s Cross station has been forced to close due to overcrowding as passengers were warned not to travel by rail.
‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech October 4, 2023 The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]
Sunak looks to control HS2 costs as backlash grows against plan to cut back project September 26, 2023 Rishi Sunak is reportedly aiming to control the spiralling cost of the HS2 railway line project, which could reach over £100bn.