Virgin Trains founder Richard Branson has defended the so-called government bailout of its East Coast franchise.
Critics, including former Labour transport secretary Lord Andrew Adonis,...
London Bridge station, now fully reopened following its £1 billion redevelopment, was at the centre of a huge programme of works completed over Christmas...
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed a new managing director (MD) for surface transport.
Current director of public transport and TfL strategy Gareth Powell will replace...
The country's first-ever second generation electric multiple unit (EMU) has been painted in its original blue and grey British Rail livery.
Train 313201, which operates...
More than 300 body-worn cameras (BWC) are being made available to frontline rail staff in Scotland.
The ScotRail Alliance has invested £300,000 in the devices,...
The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) is to launch a scheme to encourage unemployed youngsters into a career in the digital railway.
Central to...
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has produced a business case worth £286 million for the development of Birmingham International station.
The Urban Growth Company, a special-delivery...
Network Rail has awarded Carillion Powerlines a £11.6 million contract to electrify the Shotts line between the junctions of Holytown and Midcalder.
The contract will...
More than 1,200 hopefuls applied to join the industry’s first train driver apprenticeship scheme launched by Virgin Trains.
A cohort of 30 high-calibre candidates were...
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...
A handful of current and former apprentices were at the Elizabeth line’s Tottenham Court Road station to celebrate the project passing the 1,000th apprenticeship...
Arriva Trains Wales has launched the UK's first community rail apprenticeship scheme.
Ex-engineering apprentice Danielle Hopkins, 23, is the first to join the 18-month programme....
A new peak-time railcard for 16-18 year-old passengers has been announced.
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said the digital app-based card will be trialled in...
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...
