HS2 risks destroying “huge swathes” of irreplaceable habitats, including 108 ancient woodlands.
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Rail workers to stage second Saturday strike in row over staffing
Rail workers will stage the second in a series of strikes on Saturday in a dispute over staffing on trains.
Read moreVirgin Trains signs off in style with video featuring Mr Blobby
With the end of the Virgin Trains franchise taking place at 01:59am on December 8 after 22 years of running trains between London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, they’re going out with a bang!
Read moreEurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train
Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary and will plant a tree for every service it runs.
Read moreLondon to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air
The proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains.
Read moreHS2 ‘will not solve the problems facing rail travellers today’
HS2 should be scrapped in favour of upgrading existing rail routes, according to a free market think tank.
Read moreNo official lookout on tracks before rail workers killed, interim report finds
Two rail workers were killed by a train while there was no official lookout in place, a report has found.
Read more5 facts you may not know about the ‘Azuma’ train
LNER launched its first passenger services on the East Coast Main Line on May 15, using the Hitachi-built Class 800 ‘Azuma’ express trains as part of a rolling programme to replace both its Class 91 and Mk4 and HST fleets.
Read moreSix people a month risking lives to cross tracks in Essex
Over six people a month are putting their lives at risk by walking across tracks at a level crossing in Grays.
Read moreUK railway news round-up
This week we cover Stephenson’s Rocket returning to the National Railway Museum, a senseless attack at a tube station in London, a Caledonian sleeper service strike and a UN report that claims hundreds of miles of coastal railways are at risk of flooding by 2100.
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