Overcrowding, strikes, and rising costs of travelling
Meanwhile, signalling on the East Coast Main Line gets an upgrade, GWR unveils a special Paddington-themed livery, and new electrification projects are confirmed
Today marks the end of another week, but the start of a new newsletter from To The Trains — This Week on the Railway — exclusively for Inside Track subscribers.
There's a good chance the format will be adjusted over the coming weeks, but the basic premise will remain largely unchanged. The goal is to provide you with a rapid-fire snapshot of what's happened on Britain's railways over the past week.
Shall we begin?
