BBC Railway News. 14th November 2011

Glasgow to Mallaig train damaged by sleeper on line

Highlands & Islands / NEW 4 hours agoA passenger train travelling from Glasgow to Mallaig was slightly damaged after a railway sleeper was placed on the line in Lochaber. British…

Views wanted on walks from funicular to Cairn Gorm peak

Highlands & Islands / NEW 4 hours agoA consultation has been launched on whether a trial scheme offering funicular railway passengers guided walks to the summit of Cairn Gorm should…

Gemma Hayter case review: Family criticises care

Coventry & Warwickshire / NEW 5 hours ago… criticised the care she received. Gemma Hayter, 27, was found dead on a disused railway line in Rugby in Warwickshire on 9 August 2010. Three…

Control of East Midlands' rail network moves to Derby

Derby / NEW 6 hours ago… needed. Network Rail hopes the devolution plans will help save up to £5bn by 2014. "This is a significant change for the way we manage the railway,"

Network Rail Wales unit to offer devolved decisions

Wales / NEW 8 hours ago… strategy by a singular business unit. If people want smarter stations, or more lighting, whatever people want to see on the railway itself, then…

China morning round-up: Hu Jintao hits back on yuan

China / NEW 14 hours ago… unity", says Chen Quanguo, Chinese Communist Party's committee secretary in Tibet. The scandal-hit Ministry of Railway has sacked at least 10…