A new railway line connecting Oxford and Bletchley is complete.

When the East West Rail project is complete sometime in the 2030s, it will connect the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge.

East West Rail to deliver 'billions in growth' for region's economy

Nathaniel Yates began calling for improvements after he fell on steps at Reddish North station in Greater Manchester.

Railway station access won’t be completed until campaigner is old man

The box was at Wye station in Kent and would otherwise have been demolished if it wasn’t repurposed.

Historic railway signal box finds new home in Cornwall

The deputy leader of Northumberland County Council says the line could be extended to Newbiggin, with further stations added to the line in future.

Northumberland Line 'could be expanded' to other stations

A Labour government would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its first term, the party will say.

Labour vows to nationalise railways within five years if it wins election

The Hitachi rail factory in Newton Aycliffe faces a gap in orders with work on existing contracts expected to decline by October.

Gap in orders at Hitachi factory prompt concerns over its future

The rare model, which was only briefly in service, was found under the Northern Citadel fortress in Antwerp. 

New light shed on 1930s LNER train unearthed by Belgian archaeologists

The new trains are planned to be operating from 2029 between the two cities. 

£140m investment to cut Belfast to Dublin train times

Dave Jones set off from Three Bridges in West Sussex in mid-February.

Railway worker ‘pining for own bed’ after visiting almost every station in UK

Transport for Wales class 150 train at Taffs Well station 

The ballot will open next week and end in mid-April as the union is in dispute with TfW over additional payments which cover shift work.

Transport for Wales staff set to ballot for strikes in pay dispute

During a visit to the site Chancellor Jeremy Hunt described the investment as ‘a big boost’

First look at plans to replace rail factory with new £100m facility

Caught on camera on Tuesday 13 February, the pedestrian shoved the safety barriers out of the way and walked across the tracks with their dog in tow.  

Dog walker pushes through barriers at level crossing as train slams on brakes

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Police were called to the scene after reports of a person being struck by a train.

'Emergency incident' disrupts trains at Birmingham's University station

Passengers in Paddington station in London, during a strike by train driver members of Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Friday February 3, 2023.


Some passengers will face lengthy diversions of up to 90 minutes.

Rail headache for passengers as two major stations close on Christmas Eve

The operator says it's "committed to tackle fare evasion which ultimately costs rail customers and taxpayers."

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