Rising costs and Network Rail's reclassification as a public body were the main factors behind the cancellation of three rail electrification schemes last year,...
Picture the railway of tomorrow and dozens of ideas and innovations come to mind: driverless trains, digital tickets, predictive maintenance, passenger crowd control technology and...
Network Rail's structures asset management team on the London North Eastern and East Midlands route is trialling the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Passengers between Kettering and Corby have begun using newly commissioned track and signalling following the completion of a £130 million project.
Since construction began in 2014,...
Crossrail has announced that its CEO, Andrew Wolstenholme, will step down after seven years to take up a position in the private sector.
Andrew's departure...
VolkerRail has produced a video showing its renewals and realignment works at Bloxwich level crossing which have increased the line speed through the area.
The...
Transport for London (TfL) is set to award Cleshar Contract Services a contract previously held by Carillion for maintenance on the London Overground's East...
London Bridge station, now fully reopened following its £1 billion redevelopment, was at the centre of a huge programme of works completed over Christmas...
Stewart Thorpe attended the Rail Forum East Midlands (RFEM) annual conference to get a flavour of the region's big plans
It might be overshadowed by...
Specialist rail contractor Readypower Rail Services Group has acquired civil engineering firm Terrawise Construction.
Readypower said the move creates "one of the largest specialist rail civils contractors...
Engineers have successfully tested new track on a 2.7km stretch of the Midland Metro line to Wolverhampton St George's.
Overhead lines on the Bilston Road...
Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has presented the Autumn Budget 2017, setting out his strategy for the UK's future economy.
Infrastructure - and railways...
Network Rail has launched the sale of its commercial property business as it seeks to focus on delivering mega projects such as Thameslink, Crossrail...
The effectiveness of control periods (CP) is to be assessed in a new inquiry by the transport select committee.
Chair Lilian Greenwood said the inquiry...
Manchester's Metrolink will be liaising with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) after a low-speed collision on the tram network this morning.
Shortly before 8.30am...
Network Rail has completed track installation between London Bridge and Blackfriars - meaning cross-London Thameslink services are a step closer to returning to London Bridge in...
