Great British Railways, the proposed new overarching body for infrastructure and train management, is to have a statutory requirement to promote rail freight. That much…
The new Labour Party government has announced its team of ministers in charge of transport. The new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has appointed his shadow…
A UK General Election has been called for 4 July. Most observers were taken by surprise when a rain-soaked prime minister, Sunak, told the waiting…
The engineering faculty at Edinburgh University is one of the leading sources of graduate talent in the UK. In late April, the school hosted a…
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has released an ambitious blueprint titled “Delivering a Lower Cost, Higher Performing Net Zero Railway by 2050”. The Association, which…
It has been something of the poor cousin to Manchester’s famously successful tram network. Traditional heavy rail in the region has lagged behind in popularity…
In an announcement to everyone awaiting the arrival of the Rail Reform Bill, the UK Government apologises for the late arrival of their service. This…
Andrew Haines, the chief executive of Network Rail, has called for unity in the rail industry in order to prosper. The appeal comes in the…
The UK’s ambitious HS2 high-speed rail project has for a long time been emphasising its credentials as a capacity enhancement for the British railway network.…