Photo: HS2/PA Wire HS2 has released new images and designs of its west London station. Old Oak Common will have six high-speed platforms and eight platforms for conventional trains such as Crossrail and services to Wales and the west of England. The platforms will be linked by a bridge while the station concourse

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Hornby to offer you the chance to win a massive Harry Potter modelling bundle worth more than £540! Create your own little bit of Harry Potter magic with the Hogwarts Express electric train set, depart the iconic Platform 9¾ and arrive at Hogsmeade railway

TRAINS are running again on the full length of the London Overground route between Gospel Oak and Barking, after 4km of track was ripped up by a derailed freight wagon. The derailment occurred early in the morning of 23 January, when one pair of wheels on a freight train travelling from

Updated 12.50 18 Feb.CANADIAN train builder Bombardier is to be taken over by Alstom of France. Bombardier has a number of rail-related sites in Britain, including its Derby train factory where 2,000 people are employed. Bombardier also has several maintenance depots in this country which it operates on behalf of train

DISRUPTION as a result of Storm Dennis is continuing in Wales, where some routes remain closed. Transport for Wales customer delivery director Bethan Jelfs said: ‘Whilst the situation on the rail network has improved in the past 24 hours, with lines reopening and others expected to reopen today, there continues to

CANADIAN train and plane builder Bombardier is to be taken over by French train-builder Alstom. In a statement issued late this afternoon, Alstom says it has: ‘signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in view of the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. Post-transaction,

TRANSPORT secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that traditional rail franchises based on a profit motive from collecting the ticket revenue, allied with a limited amount of commercial freedom, are about to come to an end. He said the details will be outlined in Keith Williams’ Rail Review, which has been delayed

Storm Dennis is continuing to cause transport chaos as train lines and roads are blocked by flooding and fallen trees. Network Rail is assessing the repairs needed to reopen parts of the railway damaged by torrential downpours and strong winds over the weekend. CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Northern, South Western Railway, Southern, Thameslink and Transport for Wales

THE French train-builder Alstom has confirmed this morning that it is holding discussions about a possible acquisition of Canadian-based Bombardier Transportation, which has a number of sites in Britain including the Litchurch Lane works in Derby. Alstom has made only a brief statement, but it does suggest that an outright purchase

Scrap metal dealer visits February 2020. Photo: Network Rail Scrap yards in Greater Manchester are being visited by Network Rail and the British Transport Police to ensure dealers are not trading stolen metal. Latest figures reveal more than 400 incidents of metal theft on the railway between London Euston and Carlisle in the