This is picture shows why there is chaos along the main train network between south Wales and London on Friday (January 5). Network Rail released the picture of the platform at Newbury, west of Reading.
Great Western has warned of significant disruptio…
Drivers have been urged to avoid using their cars during torrential rain after flooding caused by Storm Henk brought widespread disruption to roads across the country. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said only journeys deemed “necessary” sh…
Haverfordwest Railway Station had the most people pass through in 2022-23 (Image: Google Street View)ALMOST 100,000 people visited one Pembrokeshire train station over the last year.The Office for Rail and Road data provides data for the number of peop…
Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station across Great Britain.
Its figures show Watford Junction station had 5.5 million entries and exits in the year to March 2023.
The next busiest station i…
2 January: Minimum Charge Rises 20% To £6 For 10 Minutes
Gatwick Airport is increasing its minimum drop-off charge by 20% from 5 January, when it will increase from £5 to £6.
The minimum charge covers the first 10 minutes and must be paid by midnight t…
Economically and financially 2024 will be another challenging year for Welsh Government and its transport body Transport for Wales. This is particularly so as there appears to be a dichotomy in the Welsh Government’s transport objective to reduce car u…
Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station in the country, including the 20 stations for which data was collected in Lewisham.
Its figures show Liverpool Street in London overtook Waterloo as th…
Travel disruption is likely to continue next week with more severe wind and rain[1] on the way in the new year, the Met Office has warned.
A milder New Year’s Day will provide only “a partial respite” before blustery, rainy weather returns on Tuesday, …
New Year’s Eve revellers should brace for gale-force winds and heavy showers this evening after severe weather warnings were issued for swathes of England and Wales.
The Met Office has issued two yellow weather alerts, warning that severe gales bringin…
Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station across Great Britain.
Unsurprisingly given its position on the main London to Swansea line, Newport was by far the busiest station in Gwent, with 2.3 m…
Train passengers are being urged to double-check their journeys ahead of New Year’s Eve[1]. CrossCountry services are expected to be busier than usual on Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21.
A shortage of train crew members could also lead to…
Three men involved in dealing in farm machinery in Somerset have admitted handling stolen goods[1] and have been sentenced. Harry Hollowell, aged 25 of Jellicoe Road, in Yeovil, and 23-year-old Vincent Bruce, of Bearley Lane, Tintinhull, appeared at Br…
When John Solosy’s daughter accidentally strangled herself in a terrifying accident at home in Cardiff[1] he barely had time to notice who turned up to save her life. It was only later that John and his wife Rhianna learned that the saviours who respon…
Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station in the country, including the 10 stations for which data was collected in St Helens.
Its figures show Liverpool Street in London overtook Waterloo as t…