Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
Read moreContactless ticketing at 700 railway stations to ‘level up’ the North

Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
Read moreImproving rail links in the North and Midlands is an “absolute priority” for Boris Johnson, Downing Street insisted in the face of mounting anger about plans to scrap key projects.
Read moreRail services through Salisbury will fully resume 16 days after a crash involving two trains, the rail industry has announced.
Read moreDrivers on London Underground’s Night Tube are to stage a series of strikes from later this month in a dispute over staffing, a leading rail union has announced.
Read moreThe Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is stepping up demands for no compulsory job losses in the railway industry amid fresh warnings of industrial action.
Read moreDepartment for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.
Read moreThe Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a survey which found over 40% of rail workers are suffering with a mental health condition.
Read moreThe Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its preliminary investigation findings into the Salisbury train collision.
Read moreThis week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
Read moreTransport bosses have been told they need to “put pay justice on the agenda” if they want to prevent rail strikes during the global COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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