Great British Rail Sale: Everything you need to know
After an Easter break marred by transport chaos, there’s finally some good news for travellers. The Government has announced a month-long rail sale with half-price tickets available…
The hidden pitfalls in booking train journeys online this summer – and how to avoid them
According to Smith, online journey planners apply a blunt logic which causes problems with search results. “Journey planners are automatically programmed to try to minimise journey time….
The grey guide to interrailing: why midlife is the time to travel Europe by train
From Patras, holiday options are numerous and include the Ionian islands themselves, such as Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca. On the mainland, head to Olympia, sail through the…
Rail staff to be forced to work weekends in bid to boost train travel
Tens of thousands of railway staff are to be forced to work on weekends under Whitehall plans that threaten to spark a war with trade unions. Workers must…
Storm Franklin: Rail firms falling for weather ‘hype’, says Grant Shapps
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has expressed concern over the scale of train cancellations amid that fears rail operators are succumbing to storm “hype”. Swathes of the…
Storm Franklin: Grant Shapps concerned by widespread train cancellations
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has expressed concern over the scale of train cancellations amid that fears rail operators are succumbing to storm “hype”. Swathes of the…
Salisbury rail crash: Train skidded on track coated by wet leaves
The report said the SWR driver did not leave his cab until the last moment and was trapped in the wreckage after the crash. An inspection of…
Train operators cash in on delays by charging up to £10 to process refunds
Train operators are making excessive profits from passenger refunds by charging administration fees at nearly double the cost, the rail regulator has warned. Ministers are planning to…
Battle to become nerve centre of Britain’s railways begins
added: “The York Central development close to the station is one of the largest brownfield development projects in Europe. It would be a fitting choice for the…
What it’s really like on board the new ski train to the Alps
“Welcome everyone,” came the voice over the loudspeaker as the doors hissed shut and our Eurostar train powered slowly, without fanfare, out of St Pancras station shortly…
20 brilliant rail journeys for 2022
My parents were very keen on encouraging me to be independent and I was very proud that I went to school on my own from the age…
The world’s 20 best rail journeys: why train travel has never been more thrilling
20. A night on the Caledonian Sleeper By Shelley Rubenstein Short on time? Take the Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston to Glasgow Central, departing the former at…
Govia Thameslink races to avoid nationalisation
The biggest train operator in Britain is racing to avoid nationalisation as it struggles to overcome accounting failures in time to renew its contract. Plans have been drawn up…
HS2 in race to secure remaining land needed for first phase
HS2 is facing a race against time to secure the remaining land needed for the rail project’s first phase. The scheme, which aims to improve links between…
Secret Whitehall plot blamed for rail chaos
Commuters are facing chaos on the railways this month because of a secret Whitehall plan to cut more than one in four train services, insiders have revealed….
Secret Whitehall plan to cut one in four trains blamed for rail chaos
Commuters are facing chaos on the railways this month because of a secret Whitehall plan to cut more than one in four train services, insiders have revealed….
Rail chaos as staff absence forces wave of cancellations
Trains across Britain are being cancelled and timetables slimmed down as the omicron coronavirus variant sparks a surge in staff absences, wreaking havoc for millions of commuters….
Christmas travel misery as Covid grounds thousands of flights worldwide
‘Dozens’ of cruise ships hit by Covid outbreaks Meanwhile, another cruise ship has come down with a Covid outbreak, the third for the week out of Southern…
Britain’s new railway body must resist a Whitehall takeover
Over the last six months, leisure travel has surged, but the morning and evening peaks have been less acute than usual. That brings opportunity – to “sell”…
Rail fares to rise at fastest pace for almost a decade
This March, fares rose by 2.6pc. Inflation has surged since the summer with RPI now standing at 7.1pc. Chris Heaton-Harris, rail minister, said the decision “strikes a…