Campaigners say train image of two wheelchair users does not reflect reality of single wheelchair space in standard class Campaigners have accused one of the UK’s leading train companies of “virtue signalling without the virtue” after it used images of wheelchair users that they say do not reflect the reality of travelling with a disability. … Read more
Infrastructure Australia wants to know why NSW connection should be prioritised over Victorian, ACT and Queensland sections of high-speed rail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A high-speed train linking Sydney and Newcastle could cut the journey to an hour by … Read more
In today’s newsletter: The attack left nine in life-threatening condition but the police have ruled out any suggestion that it was a terrorist incident Good morning. After Saturday night’s shocking knife attack on a train bound for King’s Cross from Doncaster, yesterday eyewitnesses started to tell their stories. They described a horrifying 15 minutes, in … Read more
Onboard staff praised for limiting the casualty numbers but transport safety is in the spotlight after budget cuts Rail unions have called for more protection for staff and passengers after the mass stabbings attack on an LNER train in Cambridgeshire. The incident has cast a fresh spotlight on transport safety, after budget cuts affecting police … Read more
Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis Night train services linking Paris, Berlin and Vienna are to end from mid-December because of the French government’s withdrawal of funding, the Austrian national rail operator has said, in a blow to sleeper travel on important European routes. ÖBB, the largest provider … Read more
Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable Hopes that international rail services could return to UK stations abandoned by Eurostar have grown, with the government backing new competitors who plan to serve stops in Kent. Ministers have been leaning on the rail regulator to give crucial … Read more
Station Hall displays from a microwave-burger box to royal carriages intended to showcase best and worst of rail travel There is Queen Victoria’s funeral wreath, a station ticket kiosk allegedly used by Rod Stewart and then an object so important it comes on its own plinth: the last ever microwave-burger box before the introduction of … Read more