Hackaday

British Train Departures As They Should Be Viewed

The first generation of real-time train information screens for British railways came in the form of suspended color CRTs in familiar rounded fiberglass housings. They were a ubiquitous sight ...
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Great British Railways is launched, after a fashion – but what happens next?

The 6.14am service that runs each Sunday from London Waterloo station to Shepperton rarely carries many passengers. But this weekend, hundreds of rail enthusiasts will board that train, which meanders ...
Reuters

British rail industry group makes new pay offer to striking train drivers

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's rail industry body the Rail Delivery Group said on Friday it had offered the ASLEF train drivers' union an improved pay offer in exchange for reforms to how the ...
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Great British Railways risk repeating British Rail mistakes

Plans for the government’s flagship rail reform body, Great British Railways (GBR), risk reviving the failings of the past if urgent changes aren’t made, a leading think tank has warned. A new report ...
CNN

Why Britain’s royal train is coming to the end of the line after 180 years of service

Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay. In the ...
Reuters

Britain's rail network hit by fresh round of strikes

LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - British rail staff at two train unions are planning a new round of nationwide strike action on Sept. 15 and 26 over pay, job security and conditions, the latest in a wave of ...
The Conversation

British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes

Lecturer in Marketing, Brunel Business School, Brunel University of London In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam ...
The Conversation

Britain’s railways were never properly privatised – here’s how they could return to greater public control

Kevin Albertson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Business Wire

NICE Investigate Helps British Transport Police Streamline Management of Digital Evidence and Investigations to Keep UK Railways Safe from Crime

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that the British Transport Police (BTP) is leveraging the NICE Investigate digital evidence management solution to drive digital ...
The Sun

As British Railways celebrate 200 years, rail nut Pete Waterman reveals the skullduggery that nearly derailed it

Read on to find out why a rail worker's refusal to work on Sundays resulted in a 'useless' train winning one of the most famous locomotive competitions in history ROCK and railways have been music ...
The Yorkshire Post

Celebration of 200 years of the modern British railway system is a reminder of its powerful potential

The 200th anniversary of the modern British railway system is the perfect time to look back on and reflect on the importance of rail travel. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, ...
Daily Mail

Third British victim of Lisbon tragedy is revealed to be 82-year-old who travelled the world to visit heritage trams and railways - as family say he died doing what he loved

The final British victim of the horror funicular crash in Lisbon has been named and pictured for the first time. Andrew David Kenneth Young, 82, tragically passed away when the funicular train he was ...