The Branch Line Society[1] has announced that it is running The Hanson Hanse rail tour on Saturday, 25 May 2024 to Kings Lynn for its annual Hanse Festival.
The tour starts from Eastleigh[2] and will be top and tailed by Class 50[3] No. 50008 Thunderer…
Restaurants have been recognised by Michelin, controversial developments have been proposed and disagreements over the proposed rail freight terminal have raged on.
Here’s our top stories in St Albans and Harpenden over the past year.
January
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More strikes are taking place by railway staff this weekend and next week – meaning services for Essex commuters are set to be severely disrupted. Greater Anglia has announced a string of changes due to upcoming industrial action.
Customers are advised…
“Carnage” levels of traffic at Stansted Airport led to people leaving their vehicles to walk to the terminal and a few missed flights for some. Anyone attempting to reach the drop-off and pick-up point at the Essex airport on Saturday (September 9) was…
A number of Labour councillors, charities and unions from the Broxbourne community have signed a letter to the Rail Minister calling for a U-Turn on the “disastrous policy” to close rail ticket offices across stations in the Borough of Broxbourne. Coun…
Paul and Keiron McGarrigle have been jailed after a police officer was attacked and chaos on the railways. (Photo: National World)Keiron McGarrigle, aged 22, of Broxbourne Gardens, Bentley, and his brother Paul McGarrigle, aged 24, of Askern Road, are …
A pair of Doncaster[1] brothers have been jailed after assaulting an emergency service worker and blocking a railway track.
22-year-old Kieron McCarrigle and his 24-year-old brother Paul McGarrigle were told to get off a train by the driver, after they…
A person has died after being hit by a train this morning[1]. British Transport Police was called at 9.07am, to reports of a casualty on the tracks near Great Chesterford.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “Officers attended alongside c…
Rail users have been advised to check before they travel between July 17 and July 22 due to six days of planned industrial action. The ASLEF trade union has called action short of a strike, meaning there will be some cancellations on most Greater Angli…
Contactless rail travel will finally be available to Hemel Hempstead, St Albans Abbey and Tring passengers, the Government has announced. Passengers can soon touch in with their bank cards to travel from the stations – without the need for paper or e-t…
Rail users from Essex are being encouraged to check before they travel as almost 80 train services will be cancelled across the Greater Anglia network due to industrial action between July 3 and July 7. The action – which is short of a full strike – ha…
We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, April 24 until Sunday, April 30).
Hertfordshire County Coun…
We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, April 10 until Sunday, April 16).
Hertfordshire County Coun…
We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, April 3 until Sunday, April 9).
Hertfordshire County Counci…