GEOFF BUSHELL, who has been called the inspiration and driving force behind the campaign to reopen the Ivanhoe Line, between Leicester and Burton-on-Trent, to passenger services, has died after contracting Covid-19. The campaign team he supported has vowed to continue what he started in 2018 and get the line reopened.
LO Class 317s return with Greater Anglia
EIGHT Class 317/7 EMUs that were previously used by London Overground and kept in warm store at Wembley Yard are to return to service with Greater Anglia. The move follows delays in introducing Bombardier Class 720 EMUs to traffic, along with a need to provide trains that are more compliant for passengers with reduced mobility.
Croydon tram inquest further delayed
THE inquest into the deaths of seven passengers aboard a Croydon tram which was travelling too fast and overturned on a sharp bend at Sandilands on November 9, 2019, has been further delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.