Arriva has submitted an application to the Office of Rail and Road for an open access service between Manchester and London. Arriva said the proposed route would improve access to London Luton Airport and Alton Towers, and give Congleton and Uttoxeter their first direct trains to London, while creating new

The two derailments in Sussex and Essex in August are set to cost Network Rail nine million pounds, according to a Freedom of Information Act response. The accidents occurred during very hot weather on 13 and 14 August.

Two war memorial plaques honouring railway workers who served during the First and Second World Wars have returned to London Euston, more than two decades after they had been removed. The plaques have been installed on the main concourse, giving passengers and staff a place to pause and remember the

A long-running industrial dispute which has hampered Sunday services in north west England since 2017 has ended. The Department for Transport said a reliance on voluntary overtime at Northern had meant that Sunday services were ‘second rate’, but that it has now reached an agreement with the RMT.

The Prime Minister and transport secretary have been guests of honour at the opening of a technology and innovation centre in Chippenham. Siemens said its 100 million pound centre would ‘support the future of digital rail technology in the United Kingdom’.

The RMT has called a series of strikes on London Underground in its continuing dispute over a proposed four day week for drivers, but ASLEF says it is surprised that the RMT is opposing a voluntary arrangement. Transport for London has already said that drivers working four rather than five

East West Railway Company has announced the appointment of Susan Cooklin as its new Chair, as the project moves into its next phase. The appointment has been announced one day after the Commons Transport Committee held a one-day evidence session about East West Rail, and EWR has also revealed its

Rail minister Lord Hendy has condemned the common practice of leaving redundant rolling stock to deteriorate and then trying to use it again. He said: ‘There’s nothing more stupid than watching some trains halfway through their lives that have been parked in a field.’

The RMT has called for an end to outsourcing, in response to the findings of a fatal accident inquiry into the derailment at Carmont in north east Scotland more than six years ago.

The public are being asked for their opinions in a consultation launched today about proposals to provide more trains in the Swansea Bay area, but Transport for Wales has admitted that its plans for developing two routes and opening stations will depend on financial support from London. The proposals have