The rules shake-up will boost £45bn plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail – a network of rail upgrades designed to provide faster connections across the whole of the North of England – sources believe, ...

Plans to extend high-speed rail across the north of England have been delayed further and will not now be announced by the prime minister at the Labour Party conference next week. The BBC understands ...

The pilot scheme is designed to make signs much easier for a person with dementia to understand. Credit: Northern Rail. UK-based train operator Northern Rail has launched a pilot scheme for ...

LEEDS, England — How do you mark the launch of a new, faster passenger rail service? For one British operator, the answer was to hold a “speed dating” event matching singles from the two endpoints of ...

"Build it from the north" was the cry from transport experts for years as tens of billions of pounds were channelled into projects in the south east, London, and even HS2's viaducts, verges, and bat ...

The stunning journey features 22 viaducts - most notably the 24-arch Ribblehead - and 14 tunnels, built through rugged, ...

With Northern Powerhouse Rail now given the green light, the North-South divide now benefits the North over London, writes James Ford I have long thought that the North-South divide was far more ...

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The framework is designed to support the implementation of Northern Powerhouse Rail, a crucial element of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and Network North. Credit ...

For instance, some trains have Wi-Fi and USB charging ports, while others do not. On National Rail's official website, a statement reads: "Many train companies have onboard catering facilities. These ...