Storm Barra is forecast to bring snow and winds of up to 70mph to parts of the country from late Tuesday afternoon and will affect some services in the south west and north east of Scotland.
Network Rail has warned the railway is “not a photo opportunity” after CCTV footage shows two teenage girls doing handstands at a level crossing in Nottinghamshire.
Govia Thameslink Railway has successfully run one of its Great Northern Moorgate Class 717 trains using the digital in-cab signalling system ETCS level 2 (European Train Control System).
A coroner has called for Network Rail to improve warning signs at a railway station after a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted on the live rail after he went on to the tracks oblivious of the dangers.
The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways will simplify a system that is “too complicated”, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
A new sea wall at Dawlish is protecting the section of railway track that was washed away seven years ago in devastating storms, according to Network Rail.
