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A European train[1] firm has introduced new sleeper pods for its solo travellers.
Austria’s national railway, ÖBB, has unveiled a new ‘pod’-style cabin aboard its Nightjet[2] train. The sleek and space efficient design aims to pack railway users onto t…
Glasgow Central Station[1] is to receive new high-definition information screens as part of a £13 million upgrade.
The new screens are set to provide customers with clear information which rail bosses[2] say will be much easier to read than previous fo…
A new map that shows how East West Rail will connect Cambridge to other cities across the UK has been published. The East West Rail (EWR) route intersects with other key railway arteries which carry passengers to cities across the UK.
EWR is intended t…
Glasgow accounts for 20 per cent of Scotland’s economy but it underperforms relative to cities of a similar size on the Continent and in the United States, meaning the Scottish and UK economies are £7 billion pounds smaller than they should be each yea…
Among the more unusual members of the Arriva fleet in the North East is Temsa Avenua YJ59 BHY, seen in Middlesbrough. RAY WARD
Investment capitalist firm I Squared will purchase Arriva from Deutsche Bahn, subject to conditions, in a transaction which …
Three teenage girls were assaulted[1] on a bus from Blantyre to East Kilbride[2], sparking a police hunt.
The incident happened between 7.10pm and 7.30pm between High Blantyre and Calderwood Expressway, on Sunday (October 22). Police Scotland[3] office…
Published: 23 Oct 2023
An ambitious plan to decarbonise the UK’s road, rail and maritime freight transport is the subject of a new report involving a leading professor from Heriot-Watt University.
Released by the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (…
John Hinson, 61, was met with travel chaos in the station in central London By Gemma Parry[1] Published: 00:41, 22 October 2023 | Updated: 01:00, 22 October 2023
A man with Parkinson’s disease has said he felt safer wh…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailLondon[1] King’s Cross train station has been forced to close as Storm Babet[2] brings severe disruption to Britain’s rail network.Tr…
21 October 2023, 14:01 | Updated: 21 October 2023, 15:02
King’s Cross shut for a time and has only reopened to some passengers. Picture: Alamy
A fourth person has died in Storm Babet as flooding closed rail lines and King’s Cross shut due to overcro…