Railways

Building in long-term improvements across the rail industry

Pandemic-driven changes can become permanent fixtures to fuel further progress within UK rail infrastructure.

11 months 3 weeks ago
Northern mayors “fed up with being fobbed off” on rail investment

Leaders in the north say that planned infrastructure upgrades haven’t progressed quickly enough.

11 months 3 weeks ago
Contractors welcome MPs' proposals to set up new Wales Rail Board

Civils contractors say that a new Wales Rail Board would help to drive much-needed investment.

11 months 3 weeks ago
MPs publish scathing report on the future of rail

DfT does not appreciate the scale of the challenge ahead on future of rail, say MPs.

1 year 1 hour ago
Midlands Engine Rail could create and safeguard thousands of jobs

Rail programme could lead construction boom that creates and safeguards over 3,500 jobs.

1 year 3 weeks ago
Government urged to publish multibillion-pound rail investment plan for the north

Northern leaders call for urgent publication of Integrated Rail Plan to give certainty over investment plans.

1 year 1 month ago
£69m boost to transform Oxford rail station

Boost to Oxford rail travel following £69m DfT funding confirmation.

1 year 1 month ago
£401m investment for major regional rail upgrades

£401m package for Transpennine route, increased freight capacity between Southampton and Midlands plus new stations at Exeter and Leeds.

1 year 1 month ago
Rail network to be centralised but still mainly privatised

Government announces rail shake-up and creation of Great British Railways.

1 year 1 month ago
Hitachi and rail industry agree service recovery plan

Hitachi Rail and rail industry agree service recovery plan to get trains back on track.

1 year 1 month ago