There are warnings that not building a linking line between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line near Manchester will have a serious effect on future HS2 services to Preston, Carlisle and Glasgow. The Golborne Link was intended to run from Hoo Green in Cheshire to a WCML junction south

The continuing postponement of the government’s plans to improve the railways is causing problems for the rail supply industry and could lead to increases in project costs, according to the Railway Industry Association. It is now almost two and a half years since the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline was last

Cracks found in the bodyshells of several types of Hitachi trains almost a year ago were caused partly by salt in the air, according to a new report from the Office of Rail and Road. The problems were first discovered at GWR’s Intercity Express depot in Bristol, and similar trains

GB Railfreight has unveiled a Class 66 locomotive bearing the nameplates ‘Glory to Ukraine’, and painted in a special livery using the Ukrainan colours. GBRf said it ‘stands with Ukraine, and this newly painted locomotive honours the people affected by the conflict as they continue to courageously defend their homeland’. Pictured

Easter will be a busy few days for thousands of Network Rail staff, as they prepare to carry out work at 530 sites around the country. £83 million is being invested in upgrading and renewing the railway in many places, but Network Rail said less than 5 per cent of

The Department for Transport has confirmed a £1.05 billion grant for improving transport in the West Midlands. Tram and rail services are set to benefit, as well as buses, cycleways and pavements. When local funding is added, a total of £1.3 billion is expected to be invested over the next

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has ended its inquiry into three cases of train drivers apparently ignoring Blanket Emergency Speed Restrictions which had been imposed in north west England and Scotland because of stormy weather on 21 February. Although the trains had been driven too fast for the conditions, there were

Trains run by the public sector have returned to the domestic network in Scotland for the first time since March 1997, after the Abellio contract with the Scottish Government ended at 02.00 this morning. The RMT has called for Caledonian Sleeper, which is run by Serco, to be taken back into public

THE latest figures from the Department for Transport show that railway passenger figures made a strong recovery in March. The peak day was 18 March, when passenger figures reached 80 per cent of pre-lockdown levels, but the totals during the rest of the month were mostly more than 70 per cent. The

The House of Commons Transport Select Committee is questioning three senior industry figures this morning over the progress which is being made to set up Great British Railways. The MPs on the committee will be seeking updates from Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines, rail minister Wendy Morton and civil servant