September 1, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train, UK Railways
(Source: BBC News, August 28, 2020) LONDON — There are fears for wildlife after a train carrying up to 750 tons of diesel derailed, causing an oil spill at a scientifically important site. The freight train derailed and caught fire in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, on...
May 13, 2020 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Source: Forbes, May 12, 2020) NEW YORK — A railway worker in London died last month after being spat on by a man who claimed to have coronavirus, the worker’s union announced Tuesday, raising questions about the safety of essential workers as the country looks to...
June 3, 2014 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Source: The Star Press, June 3, 2014) MUNCIE, Ind. — The first locomotive produced in Muncie for a British railroad company will be unveiled next week. Progress Rail Services will hold a ceremony to “unveil the name and first public presentation of a newly-designed...
March 11, 2014 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Source: Reuters, March 11, 2014) LONDON — One of Britain’s highest-profile union leaders, Bob Crow, died suddenly on Tuesday, just weeks after leading the latest train drivers’ strike to cause havoc on London’s underground railway. Full story:...
July 1, 2009 | Headlines, UK Railways
(AFP circulated the following on June 30, 2009.) LONDON — The government said Wednesday it would temporarily nationalise the country’s loss-making east coast railway line, stripping operator National Express Group of its franchise to run the route. Rail and bus...
June 20, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, UK Railways
(The following article by David Teather was posted on the Guardian website on June 20.) LONDON –After Britain, the country that has gone furthest down the rail privatisation route in Europe is Sweden. The Swedish railway is widely praised as being more efficient...
June 20, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, UK Railways
(The following article by David Teather was posted on the Guardian website on June 20.) LONDON –After Britain, the country that has gone furthest down the rail privatisation route in Europe is Sweden. The Swedish railway is widely praised as being more efficient...
July 7, 2005 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The following article by Sarah Lyall was posted on the New York Times website on July 7.) LONDON — London was struck by a series of at least seven separate and apparently coordinated terrorist explosions in subways and buses during the morning rush hour this...
June 29, 2005 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Reuters circulated the following article on June 29.) LONDON — About 18,000 British railway workers will be asked to vote on whether to launch a nationwide rail strike over plans to privatize some government rail contracts, their union said on Tuesday. The...
November 8, 2004 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story on November 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A main rail line between London and southwest England will remain closed for “a number of days” as U.K. police investigate the derailment yesterday of a FirstGroup Plc...
