‘Thank Brexit for that:’ New Great British Railways logo is ‘eye-bleedingly awful’ – reactions
11/02/2022
The new Great British Railways logo has been branded “eye-bleedingly awful”.
The TSSA union says it is seeking a meeting with Eurostar to discuss rail safety measures amid escalating Brexit tensions which have seen railways become a target for protestors. / Manuel Cortes said: 'Whether a prank or not, we are very concerned at reports that pro-Brexit supporters have accessed our rail infrastructure with the aim of causing delays and chaos.'
UK train operators to pull out of Interrail
07/08/2019
The UK’s train operators are to pull out of the Interrail scheme, which has allowed unlimited train travel across Europe for a fixed price for almost 50 years.
After an express turnaround, rail guru says: ‘Many, many people young and old will appreciate this for years to come’.
Note found after attempted sabotage read: 'We will bring this country to its knees if we don't leave'.
Police are investigating attempts to sabotage rail lines after two devices bearing pro-Brexit slogans were planted on train tracks.
Lexiteers, happily aped by Nigel Farage, claim that EU rules prevent nationalisation. This is simply wrong, as any reading of the law would reveal.
Surely we can do better than sticking British flag logos onto German-owned, Japanese-made trains?
Staff shortages could cause summer travel chaos again – and 40 per cent of industry bosses blame Brexit
11/01/2023
Summer 2023 could spell additional trouble for the UK travel industry, with over half of rail and airline operators worrying about future staffing shortages – and almost 40 per cent blaming Brexit.
Silk Road exit down to UK Brexit?
06/12/2021
Be that down to Brexit, suppressed world trade, supply chain issues or the political climate, Britain seems to be falling out of the overland picture, opened with such enthusiasm almost exactly four years ago.
A new passport check system is coming into force later this year.
The mayor warned that new biometric border controls threaten to create ‘huge queues’ at St Pancras station.
Sadiq Khan calls on ministers to prevent post-Brexit border checks set to cause Eurostar travel chaos
10/02/2024
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to prevent post-Brexit border checks causing Eurostar disruption.
Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions.
The Mayor of London and UK rail operators have told ministers that service delays or cuts due to inadequate preparation could harm UK businesses and tourism.
Police are investigating two pro-Brexit "sabotage" attempts to disrupt Britain's rail network. Home-made short-circuit devices were found clipped to railway tracks in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire last week.
Police hunt railway Brexit protestors
03/04/2019
DETECTIVES from British Transport Police are hunting the people who placed track circuit clips on railways in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire in an apparent protest about the government’s handling of Brexit.
Outgoing Eurostar boss says Brexit has led to reduced capacity, fewer trains and higher prices
27/09/2022
Jacques Damas claimed long daily queues at London St Pancras are only being avoided by the company limiting capacity. / Extra Brexit border checks mean the processing rate for passengers at Eurostar’s London station has been cut by nearly a third, according to the cross-Channel rail operator’s boss.
The UK leg of the Orient Express has been scrapped due to Brexit border controls, according to a report.
One of world's most famous trains will no longer be departing from London, and the operator of the modern-day Orient Express wants to halt its operation in Britain as a result of Brexit.
For nearly a century, the Orient Express symbolised the height of wealth and extravagance in Europe. / Belmond, the company that runs today’s VSOE, has now decided to drop this leg of the route because it has become too difficult to cross the border to Calais, in France, because of Brexit.
Senior Tory Simon Hoare suggests ‘putting the hallucinogenics down’ and making the protocol work
SNP MEP Alyn Smith has warned Scots may be priced out of travelling around Europe after the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) announced Britain will be leaving the Interrail and Eurail schemes.
Hundreds of seats left empty on London-Paris Eurostar trains due to Brexit passport checks
24/01/2023
ondon trains leave Amsterdam at least 78% empty because of constraints on UK border checks. / Thousands of seats are deliberately going unsold on Eurostar trains every day as the cross-Channel train operator struggles with post-Brexit passport controls.
Huddersfield shop gets just six visitors a month as owner says Covid and Brexit killed it
03/02/2023
Nick Tozer has been running his bookshop for over 20 years and has around 26,000 books on sale. / He is slowly building up the mail order side of the business but says Brexit has made it harder to send books to some countries.