The Railway Hub

British reserve may be internationally renowned but a new survey by Samaritans shows how much we rely on small talk as a nation, even with the limiting social restrictions of the pandemic.

Passengers can travel in confidence after university academics found no traces of the Covid-19 virus during two rounds of testing at four railway stations.

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

A “hidden” Lake District railway station will be revived this week with a dining experience on a Hollywood movie restaurant carriage as its centrepiece.

Rail unions have called a public meeting aimed at boosting support for the future of the Eurostar train service.

A fatigued train driver with a history of safety blunders passed a stop signal and narrowly avoided a head-on crash with another train, an investigation has found.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is spearheading a new national campaign to shine a light on the important work that heritage railways in the UK do.

Rail operators and Transport for London (TfL) are cutting services because of the rising number of staff self-isolating.