This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
Read more
Category: Trackside
Trackside – Your specialist feed of everything railway!
RIA survey reveals increasing confidence in rail as innovative sector
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published the results of a new survey which finds there is increasing confidence amongst rail professionals that the industry is innovative.
Read more
Rail workers to be balloted for strikes over pay, jobs and pensions
Rail workers are to be balloted for strikes over funding for transport in London amid warnings that services will “grind to a halt” without long-term financial planning.
Read more
Protest planned over funding for transport in London
Rail unions and politicians are staging a demonstration this week to warn that public transport in London will “grind to a halt” without long-term financial planning.
Read more
Amazing Black Friday sales on all your favourite Railway titles at Classic Magazines!
It’s the time of the year you can’t ignore even if you tried – the Black Friday Classic Magazines sale is upon us all and it’s here for the week!
Read more
Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained
Author Brian Lamber writes: “My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
Read more
Warning as teenagers caught doing handstands at level crossing
Network Rail has warned the railway is “not a photo opportunity” after CCTV footage shows two teenage girls doing handstands at a level crossing in Nottinghamshire.
Read more
Train drivers will be ‘left with angry customers’ who will not wear masks
A leading rail union has said train workers will be left to deal with angry passengers who do not want to wear face masks, after they were once again made compulsory on public transport.
Read more
Penalties for rail fare dodgers to rise to £100
Penalties for dodging rail fares in England and Wales will be increased to £100, the Government has announced.
Read more
Drivers strike to hit Night Tube as services resume
London Underground drivers are to launch strike action on Friday, which will hit the planned resumption of Night Tube services.
Read more