Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a budget of £96 billion for the new Integrated Rail Plan, saying that the plans for HS2 had been designed 'in isolation from the rest of the transport network'.He has announced that the eastern leg of HS2 will stop at East Midlands Parkway, but

HS2 eastern leg set to be cut back The eastern leg of HS2 is set to be cut back and may be built only between Birmingham and East Midlands Parkway. In a preview announcement ahead of today's formal launch of the Integrated Rail Plan, the Department for Transport stopped short of

Inaugural train runs to OkehamptonThe first train to carry passengers between Exeter and Okehampton as a curtain raiser to a full service being restored is running today, with politicians, local schoolchildren and other invited guests on board. A two-hourly public service will start on Saturday. and the frequency will be

Inaugural train runs from OkehamptonThe first train to carry passengers from Okehampton as a curtain raiser to a full service being restored to Exeter ran today, with politicians, local schoolchildren and other invited guests on board. A two-hourly public service will start on Saturday. and the frequency will be doubled

More strikes called on East Midlands Railway (updated 09.02) The RMT has called on its East Midlands Railway train manager and senior conductor members to strike again for 48 hours in two separate disputes, after negotiations failed. One of the disputes concerns train managers on board Class 360 trains running between London

Delayed rail plan set to axe HS2 eastern leg Reports are claiming that the Department of Transport's long-delayed Integrated Rail Plan is set to be published this week, and it is said to confirm speculation that the government will abandon the eastern leg of HS2 to the West Midlands, South Yorkshire

Strikes called on Underground Night Tube The RMT has called a series of strikes to coincide with the relaunch of Night Tube in London. Trains had been due to start running again on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central and Victoria Lines from 26 November. TfL said the Jubilee, Northern

RMT calls for intervention in sleeper dispute The RMT has called for senior politicians in Scotland to intervene in the union's pay dispute with Caledonian Sleeper. Its members are set to strike from midday today until midday on Saturday, and the walkouts are taking place during the closing days of COP26

Intercity battery hybrid train to be created Hitachi and Angel Trains have announced a project to create a battery hybrid train for intercity services on TransPennine Express. The work will including retrofitting an existing Class 802 'Nova 1' unit, with test runs set to start next year. It is hoped that

Caledonian Sleeper strike to go ahead The RMT has confirmed another strike on Caledonian Sleeper this week, which will coincide with COP26 in Glasgow. RMT members will walk out from 11.59 on Thursday and return to work at 11.58 on Saturday. After the last strike at the start of COP26 the