The RMT is warning that violent incidents are increasing on the Southern and Gatwck Express divisions of Govia Thameslink Railway, and has not ruled out staging industrial action in protest. The union is calling for ‘urgent intervention’ from the operator’s management. It has described daily incidents of assault, threats, spitting, verbal abuse, and intimidation.

Network Rail is to invest 4.5 million pounds on improving a Scottish railway which Dr Beeching had wanted to close more than 60 years ago.

Network Rail has announced that Jeremy Westlake will be its next chief executive, after Sir Andrew Haines retires later this year. Mr Westlake is currently chief financial officer, and he will take over in October after a period of working alongside Sir Andrew.

Eurostar is proposing to invest 69 million pounds in upgrading and enlarging Temple Mills depot in East London, where capacity is in short supply. It is also urging the industry and government to work together to encourage private investment in new or upgraded depots for more international trains in south east England.

Competition to provide more trains between Bradford and London is being stepped up, as Grand Central continues to lobby for paths to provide two extra London trains a day from Bradford Interchange.

A lobby group representing manufacturers and a major bank is urging the government to think again about the abandoned sections of HS2 to Manchester and Leeds. A survey claims that 89 per cent of the companies questioned were in favour of building the rest of HS2, while a similar proportion supports faster connections between Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Hull and Newcastle.

RMT renews call for outsourcing to end as c2c is renationalised

New study supports rebuilding Oxfordshire branch line

Eurostar welcomes new UK-France transport agreement

Rail staff under threat may get body armour

Industry protests follow suspension of electrification scheme

HS2 costs continue to soar after control was lost, MPs are told