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Worst year on record for train cancellations

Industrial disputes, severe weather and coronavirus-related staff sickness caused the worst year for train reliability in Britain since records began. Analysis of Office of Rail and Road data by the PA news agency shows the cancellations score in ...

16 Aug 2022 at 14:50

Why is my train ticket becoming more expensive?

Annual rail fare rises in Britain are always a controversial issue. The PA news agency answers some of the key questions about this year’s increases. – What is happening? Train fares in England and Wales will increase by up to 3.8% from Tuesday. ...

28 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Cracks in trains caused by excess movement and salt in the air – report

Cracks on trains discovered last year were caused by excess movement and aluminium corroded by salt in the air, an investigation has found. Fatigue cracking in the area above the wheels of Hitachi-built Class 800 trains was a result of the ...

07 Apr 2022 at 08:55

Majority of trains run by northern operators are delayed

Three train operators serving northern England are getting fewer than half their services to arrive on time. Just 45.8% of stops at stations by TransPennine Express trains were within a minute of the schedule between October 16 and ...

02 Dec 2022 at 10:34

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of nearly one in four trains in month

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) cancelled the equivalent of nearly a quarter of services in a month, new figures show. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said the FirstGroup-owned company’s cancellation score for the four ...

17 Mar 2023 at 12:32

Tram operators fined £14 million over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

Tram operators have been fined a total of £14 million over the Croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the Sandilands stop on the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 13:06

Survivor tells of horror of Croydon tram crash that ‘should never have happened’

The last survivor to be brought out of the wreckage of the Croydon tram crash has given a harrowing account of the disaster which victims’ families say “should never have happened”. Seven passengers were killed and 21 more ...

24 Jul 2023 at 13:55

Tram operators fined £14m over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

Tansport operators were fined a total of £14 million after a senior judge said the Croydon tram disaster was an “accident waiting to happen”. Seven people were killed and many more injured when a tram carrying 69 people ...

27 Jul 2023 at 17:41

Tram operators ordered to pay nearly £500,000 in costs over Croydon disaster

Tram operators have been told to pay costs totalling nearly £500,000 ahead of their sentencing over the fatal Croydon crash. Seven passengers were killed and many more were injured when a tram carrying 69 people ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:10

Transport operators facing large fines over Croydon tram disaster

Transport operators are facing large fines over the Croydon tram disaster in which seven passengers died and 21 more were seriously hurt. Tram 2551 was going three times the speed limit when it derailed on a ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:23

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of one in six services in March

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) cancelled the equivalent of one in six services across most of March, new figures show. Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data revealed the company’s cancellation score ...

21 Apr 2023 at 20:42

Avanti West Coast ordered to give passengers more notice to book tickets

Train operator Avanti West Coast has been ordered to stop releasing tickets just a few days ahead of travel. Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has warned the company it must submit an ...

24 Jan 2023 at 12:36

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