Transport secretary Chris Grayling also indicated that the government would be looking to reopen more of the regional rail routes that were mothballed in...
The Great Western and Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchises could be split under new government plans.
Rail minister Paul Maynard said the scheme would...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Train Driver Academy is set to launch in April, 2018.
The academy will pool together existing industry...
Keltbray Aspire has opened a new 20,000 sq ft facility in Rugby, Warwickshire.
The site is a major upgrade from the company's previous facility, which was...
Freight company Colas Rail has extended its depot in Rugby to accommodate a new rail grinder.
The machine has been made by track machinery manufacturer LORAM...
ScotRail has banned the use of mosquito anti-loitering devices at stations after finding there was a lack of evidence to show their positive impact.
A small...
Following calls for its closure, Transport Scotland has announced that Breich railway station's future has been secured.
A consultation was launched to decide the fate...
Nexus has confirmed the timeline for the new £337 million Tyne and Wear Metro rolling stock.
The announcement from the public body, which owns and manages...
Emergency services have conducted an exercise on the London Underground to prepare for a potential major incident.
Personnel from the local fire brigade, ambulance service,...
Siemens has appointed a new managing director to oversee its rail automation business.
Operations director Rob Morris, who joined the company in January 2015, will begin...
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...
Online train ticket retailer Trainline has launched a new mobile application that uses voice recognition technology.
Built using the Google Assistant platform, the app allows...
The general manager of training provider Scot-Train, Sandy Murray, says one of his company’s focuses is on flexible workforce development - finding where rail...
The railways were considered a sunset industry by the late 20th century due to the rapid development of the automobile and airplane.
How things have...
