The Luas extension through Dublin’s docklands to the Point Depot moved a step closer today after the Government received an application for the 1.5km route.

Ticket office staff at a leading British rail firm are believed to have backed industrial action in a row over jobs.

The driver of a car which crashed into a Luas tram today said he was shaken by the experience.

Passengers were today evacuated from a Luas tram after another crash involving a car.

Normal service resumed on Dublin’s Luas Green Line after 9am this morning after more than three hours’ disruption due to an overnight derailment.

Two people have been taken to hospital following a collision between a Luas tram and a car in Dublin.

Four people were taken to hospital today after a car crashed into a Luas tram in Dublin.

AN investigation is underway after two trams packed with hundreds of commuters collided in Dublin’s city centre yesterday, injuring three people and leaving one of the drivers needing treatment for shock.

Dublin’s new light rail system suffered its first major accident in the city centre today when two trams collided.

The operators of Dublin's Luas trams, Connex and the Railway Procurement Agency, are now offering free park-and-ride facilities for disabled people.

Extra ticket inspectors will be hired for the LUAS after about 50 passengers were caught without tickets during the first week of operation.

MOTORISTS have been warned to be extra vigilant after the first collision between a car and a Luas tram.

A CAR ended up on the tracks of Dublin’s LUAS system following a “bizarre” incident yesterday.

Bus and rail group Go-Ahead announced today that its chief executive was stepping down.

The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has today entered into a five-year contract with a joint venture of Alstom Ireland and Dalkia for maintenance of LUAS infrastructure.

The first trains on the Harcourt Street line in nearly 50 years will be seen in Dublin tomorrow when testing begins on the Luas Sandyford to St. Stephen's Green line.

Social Affairs Minister Mary Coughlan is negotiating with Transport Minister Seamus Brennan to see if pensioners can avail of unlimited free travel on Dublin’s new light rail system.

The Taoiseach has stated this afternoon that he is not concerned about the awarding of Dublin's Luas contract to Connex.

Fine Gael's Seanad leader Brian Hayes has called on the Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan, to reconsider the granting of an operators licence to Connex Ireland for the new LUAS system.

The Minister for Transport has said the decision to withdraw a rail contract from Connex in England is not a concern.

The company awarded the contract to operate the LUAS system in Dublin has been stripped of a multi-billion pound rail franchise in Britain.

A RAILWAY passengers’ group in Britain has warned Irish commuters about the track record of the firm awarded the contract to run the long-awaited Luas.

THE multi-million euro contract to build Dublin's Luas light rail system is to be reviewed

The number of passengers injured when two rush-hour trains collided outside a London station has risen to nine.

Thousands of commuters have suffered severe delays after a major landslide blocked lines on a key railway line.

Householders are clearing up after heavy rain brought further flood misery to parts of the south east of England.