Author: Darren Hendley

Rail passengers have been warned of severe disruption after train services at Paddington station were suspended. Great Western Railway (GWR) said all lines between the west London station and Slough, Berkshire, are blocked due to

Rail passengers will suffer fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more industrial action planned in the coming weeks amid the worsening disputes over jobs, pay and conditions.

Rail operators have released timetables for reduced services on Saturday, when members of the train drivers’ union Aslef go on strike. Although the walkout directly affects just nine companies, others have warned that the knock-on

Investment for upgrading train services running across the north of England will be more than trebled, the Government has announced. On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will announce an investment worth up to £11.5 billion

Recruitment firms have stepped up their opposition to controversial Government plans to allow agency staff to replace striking workers, warning they would “inflame” industrial disputes. Leaders of a number of the biggest recruitment companies in

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 the

The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 this summer. Called “Cleaning Britain’s Greatest Treasures”, the programme will follow the museum’s conservation team