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Passengers thrown from seats on train driven ’50mph above speed limit’

Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at 50mph above the speed limit, investigators said. The Lumo service passed over three sets of points near Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire at 75mph at ...

11 May 2022 at 14:55

Flexible train tickets to be available across East Coast route

Train passengers using the East Coast Main Line will have more flexible ticketing options from Sunday. Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single leg pricing to cover its entire network. That means single ...

11 May 2023 at 00:01

Avanti West Coast will ‘never be able to deliver a proper service’ – minister

Avanti West Coast struggles with reliability because of “restrictive” trade union agreements, MPs have heard. Rail minister Huw Merriman said Avanti West Coast will “never be able to deliver a proper service” due to its drivers’ contracts. ...

28 Feb 2024 at 14:54

Further rail disruption after Storm Ciaran chaos

Rail services remain disrupted as the UK feels the after-effects of the devastating Storm Ciaran. LNER, the main train operator on the East Coast Main Line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, advised passengers not to ...

03 Nov 2023 at 11:41

Saving Rudolph: AI used to deter deer from railway tracks this Christmas

Deer are being deterred from railway lines using a system harnessing artificial intelligence (AI). The system has been successfully tested along a mile of track between Peterborough and Grantham, train operator LNER said. It will be ...

20 Dec 2023 at 10:35

Major rail engineering work on weekdays due to change in travel patterns

Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month in a trial responding to a change in travel patterns. No long-distance services will run on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to or from London King’s Cross ...

11 Feb 2024 at 10:00

Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps hit out at striking rail unions as he announced a £1 billion investment in digital signalling. He said that giving the go-ahead for the replacement of Victorian signalling infrastructure on ...

29 Jun 2022 at 11:11

Will my station’s ticket office close?

Train operators are taking different approaches to the closure of ticket offices. Avanti West Coast, which runs services on the West Coast Main Line, said it proposes to close “all ticket office windows at stations”. That ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:33

Boost train competition to ‘revitalise’ railways, report urges

More competition on rail routes should be encouraged as part of measures to “revitalise” Britain’s railways, an industry body has said. Rail Partners, which represents private train companies, said allowing operators to ...

11 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Train drivers at LNER vote to withdraw overtime in dispute

Train drivers at LNER have voted to withdraw all non-contractual overtime in a dispute over terms and conditions. Aslef said its members at LNER, which operates services on the East Coast main line, will take the ...

08 Nov 2022 at 17:09

Drivers warned over busiest August bank holiday getaway since 2015

Drivers are being warned to expect the busiest August bank holiday weekend on the roads since at least 2015. The RAC estimated that 19.2 million leisure trips by car will be made between Friday and Monday. The ...

19 Aug 2024 at 10:06

Train drivers launch series of strikes in row over sacked colleague

Train drivers will launch a series of strikes from Friday in a dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains will walk out for 48 hours, and again on the same days until the end of ...

06 Mar 2025 at 16:11

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