June 7, 2004 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The following story by Ben Russell appeared on The Independent website on June 5.) LONDON — Police who guard Britain’s railways suffer “ridiculous” underfunding, and lack the full powers needed to do their job, a committee of MPs warned...
January 9, 2004 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Reuters circulated the following story on January 9.) LONDON — Almost 170 years of railway and postal history will draw to a close early on Saturday morning as the last mail train pulls into Penzance station, the Royal Mail says. The last Travelling Post...
October 21, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The following article by David Turner was posted on the Financial Times website on October 21.) LONDON — The new head of Britain’s trade union for train drivers has pledged loyalty to the Labour government and marked a clear departure from the radical...
October 20, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(Agence France Presse distributed the following article on October 17.) LONDON — Britain’s run-down train network needs nearly eight billion pounds of public money spent on it in the next five years to improve services, the country’s rail watchdog...
October 20, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The Associated Press distributed the following on October 19.) LONDON — A London subway train derailed Sunday for the second time in less than 48 hours, injuring seven people and forcing the closure of a busy station. Mayor Ken Livingstone said the derailments...
September 29, 2003 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, UK Railways
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 28.) LONDON — Eurostar passengers had their first taste of high-speed rail travel in Britain as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link opened to the public Sunday, shaving 20 minutes off the trip from...
July 18, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(UK’s Bracknell News circulated the following story by James Ferguson on July 17.) LONDON — A man who was so drunk that he slept peacefully between railway tracks while a train hurtled over him at 90 miles an hour could face prosecution by police. The man, who...
May 20, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The following Reuters article appeared on May 19.) LONDON — A hungry ferret caused chaos on a commuter train in central England on Sunday, leaping from passenger to passenger before ducking into the driver’s cab and devouring his lunch. The wild ferret...
April 16, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(London’s BBC News posted the following story by Simon Montague on its website on April 16.) LONDON — Industrial action by train guards will cause severe disruption on some routes on Thursday, on what is the busiest day of the year for rail travel. Some train...
February 24, 2003 | Headlines, UK Railways
(The following article was published by the Associated Press.) LONDON – Railway conductors in northern England accepted an offer of a 4 percent pay increase Friday, ending a yearlong dispute during which they held 25 days of strikes. The Rail, Maritime and...
