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Heidi Alexander appeared at the Railway Industry Association (RIA) annual conference on Wednesday, the day the Railways Bill was being brought to Parliament. The Transport Secretary made a keynote ...

Transport Sec: 'I don't think airport-style scanners are the way to go' Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rejects calls for airport-style scanners to be installed at train stations following mass ...

A rail employee, dubbed a 'champion' by Minister Heidi Alexander, is in a stable but serious condition after sustaining injuries while heroically intervening during a mass stabbing on a London-bound ...

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Ministers will “always scrutinise spending of taxpayers’ money”, Downing Street has said, after the Transport Secretary indicated she would be comfortable with limiting access to “luxury” cars through ...

The suspected Huntingdon train knifeman was “not known to counter-terrorism police, the security services or the Prevent programme,” says Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. Amid reports that he had ...

The Secretary of State for Transport has provided an update on the train derailment which occurred near the village of Shap in Cumbria this morning. According to an Avanti West Coast spokesperson, the ...

There will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said. A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after ...

There will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the transport secretary said There will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, ...