In the US, Parallel Systems is also working on electrifying individual freight wagons so that they can move independently ...

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...

Shares in ticketing firm Trainline (TRN.L) lost almost a third of their value on Thursday, crashing as much as 31%, after the UK government unveiled a state-backed rival. The long-awaited shake-up ...

UK: The Online Travel UK trade association has called for clear separation of operational and retail functions at the future ...

One of the rarest trains in British rail history is set to return to its former home in the Cotswolds for the first time in ...

Eurostar’s long run as the sole operator of rail service through the Channel Tunnel between England and France is likely to ...

Transpennine Express joins LNER, Northern and Southeastern rail under the DfT’s control. Credit: AlanMorris/Shutterstock Ownership of the British railway system has been hotly contested since it was ...

It’s not quite “all change please” but the Labour Party plan would change the face of UK passenger rail. Credit: TTL Deez / Shutterstock The UK Labour Party, which is currently the ‘official ...

Most rail journeys in Great Britain will be under public ownership by the middle of next year, the Transport Secretary is expected to announce. Speaking at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, ...

A signing ceremony and first meeting between Network Rail and Swanage Railway was held at Corfe Castle last week to mark a new era of collaboration.

Professor Paul Plummer has previously worked in the railway and receives funding for research from parts of the railway. Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to ...