A Great Western Railway Intercity Express has been named for Cyril Bleasdale. He was the first director of InterCity in the ...

The rail schemes are three reopened stations, the reinstatement of the line between Bristol and Portishead, and 'significant ...

Updated 09.36 Several open access proposals being considered by the Office of Rail and Road have been rejected. They include ...

The Westminster government promised to support the work at Padeswood as part of last month’s Comprehensive Spending Review ...

The Black Country Innovation Manufacturing Organisation in Dudley has been placed in Administration. The organisation was ...

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Network Rail and British Transport Police have launched a campaign to tackle the rising number of sometimes fatal incidents ...

The Department for Transport appears to have hardened its stance over more open access, partly on the grounds that these ...

Rails in Britain are pre-stressed to a rail temperature of 27C, which usually works well in our climate, but the force of ...

Reader Comments: Views expressed in submitted comments are that of the author, and not necessarily shared by Railnews. Andrew Gwilt, Rayleigh Essex Avanti West Coast could perhaps use some of their ...

GO-AHEAD Group and rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains have unveiled a potential interior layout for trains in the future, which would allow seating and luggage space to be adjusted according ...

Planning permission for a major freight hub in Leicestershire catering for 775m trains has been refused by the transport secretary. Tritax Symmetry was proposing to build the £750 million Hinckley ...