A mother is campaigning for increased security at smaller stations at night to spare other families the pain after her best friend was killed by a train last month. Jill Canovan committed suicide at Heaton Chapel train station in Stockport at around 4am on Monday, June 3, after a long battle with mental health issues.… Read More »
Since my first unaccompanied train journey (I was 14 and clearly looking for the high life, having travelled with two friends to Wigan to watch my football team Wrexham), I have witnessed the end of smoking on platforms, the end of trains with slamming doors and the dreaded Pacer carriages, the influx of chain coffee… Read More »
Hauptbahnhof in Bremen ranked last among 50 European stations – Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s been a bad few weeks for Germany’s rail network. Striking train drivers brought much of the system to a halt last Thursday and Friday, and they promise more to come. Meanwhile, the Center for Consumer Choice, a Washington-based research… Read More »