This afternoon we met with Network Rail to discuss the latest news on the scheme to install lifts at Biggleswade station. This project,...

As Chair of the ‘Bedfordshire Rail Access Network’, I was recently contacted by Network Rail as part of a public consultation into...

One hundred and eighty-nine years on from when the station first opened, it is time that Hexham railway station was accessible to...

This is a blog covering the status of the UK railway stations provided with ‘Access for All’ (AfA) funding to provide step-free access....

On Wednesday 4th September we had the latest meeting with Network Rail regarding progress (or lack of it) towards a step-free Biggleswade...

It was great to hear Keir Starmer talk about rail accessibility being a ‘basic requirement’ following the dreadful experience Tanni...

In 2015, Sir Peter Hendy, now Lord Hendy and currently Minister of State for Rail, was appointed as Chair of Network Rail and tasked to...

Farage talks about “something going wrong in our once beautiful country”. Yes, something is going wrong with this country, it is grifters...

Today, Wednesday 24th July, we met once again with Network Rail and local stakeholders including local Councillors and local MP, Richard...

On 24th May 2024, the government announced the 50 stations set to benefit from the £350 million of funding for step-free access as part...

On 24th May the Department for Transport announced the railway stations set to benefit from the latest round of ‘Access for All’ (AfA)...

I have been a train driver for 21 years. Last year I was involved in an incident at work where someone jumped in front of my train, and...

After standing as a Labour candidate in the last two General Elections, when you are offered a candidacy in one of the safest Tory seats...

As a campaigner for rail accessibility, a train driver and a proud member of the ASLEF union, I am delighted that yesterday ASLEF adopted...

Biggleswade station, located on the East Coast Mainline in Bedfordshire, and a growing commuter town, was awarded ‘Access for All’...

In April 2019 Biggleswade station was awarded ‘Access for All’ funding to provide lifts at the station . Five years on the much delayed...

There is much to unpack from yesterday’s House of Commons Public Accounts Committee hearing discussing UK rail reform. The Committee...

A frequent and accessible public transport system, with seamless links with other transport modes is vital, both for social inclusion,...

A common theme running through tragedies such as Horizon, Grenfell and Hillsborough is the nauseating confidence and casual indifference...

From recent evidence, it seems that Central Bedfordshire Council views road markings as a ‘nice to have’, rather than a vital aspect of...