A recent survey of London transport users found that the majority are in favour of London bus workers receiving extra pay if they agree to go on duty during this summer’s Olympic Games. The Unite union questioned 3,000 travellers and found that 90 per cent thought employees of the bus companies should be awarded an [...]

A failure of lighting and computer systems at Clapham Junction train station meant that thousands of passengers were forced to find alternative modes of transport to get home last night. A generator was used to restore power to the station earlier this morning. A Network Rail spokeswoman said that because of a power failure, trains [...]

Network Rail has revealed the stations it is advising commuters to avoid when there are events going on during this summer’s Olympic Games. Although there is likely to be a marked increase in the number of passengers using all Underground and overground stations, rail bosses have warned that London Bridge may have to be closed [...]

Officials from Stansted airport say better links to the capital are needed to boost the economy in the South East. Stansted’s managing director Nick Barton said to news reporters this week that the facility’s distance from the capital has made it less attractive to some customers. He said to the Financial Times that connectivity between [...]

The financial benefit of a high-speed rail link to Birmingham from London has once again been downgraded. The new figures suggest that the HS2 project may never actually break even. When it was first announced, the scheme was predicted to deliver £2.40 for every £1 which was injected into it. However, HS2 now predicts the [...]

Network Rail has been fined £4 million for safety failures which resulted in the Grayrigg train crash. The firm said it accepted that its failure to maintain the line adequately caused the train to derail killing one passenger and injuring a further 86, some of them seriously. The Virgin Pendolino, which was en route to [...]

According to the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, Network Rail’s decision to relocate to Milton Keynes could cost the jobs of employees who live more than a 75 minute commute away. The union claims that around 850 workers currently living in Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent could be affected. Network Rail has said that it is [...]

Staff on Virgin Trains who agree to work during the Olympics are to receive an extra £500. The announcement has been made after a deal was struck between the operator and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on behalf of workers. The agreement will affect around 1,500 members of staff. Virgin Trains is in charge [...]

Ahead of next weeks final decision on whether plans to build a high-speed rail link connecting London to Birmingham will go ahead or not, Network Rail has said that alternative plans would fail to deliver the same capacity. The initial phase of the HS2 project is slated to be constructed between 2016 and 2026, and [...]

MPs have been hearing how the rate of attempted cable theft on Britain’s railways has escalated to around eight cases every day. Dyan Crowther, Network Rail’s operations director, said the firm had lost more than £40 million in two years, as incidences of theft spread across the UK. She explained to the Transport Select Committee [...]