Building new railways is an expensive business. Even in ideal circumstances, carving a new route through the landscape costs millions of dollars per mile and can take decades to complete. If you want ...

The UK Government is failing to meet its own targets to decarbonise rail in the country, according to a new report published by the Railway Industry Association (RIA). The progress report, released on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK is taking a significant step toward modernizing its rail travel experience by trialling a GPS-based ticketing system. This ...

A historic market town featuring a "Victorian" railway is preparing to introduce the "UK's first electric steam train." Saffron Walden's Audley End Enchanted Railway in Essex aims to combine ...

The mix-up also temporarily caused tens of thousands of people's pre-booked tickets to disappear from GWR's website, The Telegraph reports. A journalist at the outlet was able to travel 500 miles ...

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 ...

HIRD Railway Services, which supplies track-related products, has entered liquidation after 74 years in business ...

Avanti West Coast trains rank as the UK’s least reliable train operator, according to a study. An analysis of new data from the Office of Rail and Road between August 2024 and August 2025. It ...

A UK rail union that’s staged a series of strikes over more than a year said it’s putting a deal with rail companies to a vote among members, paving the way to ending a long-running dispute over pay ...

The company that manages Britain’s railroads is in exclusive talks with a consortium of Spain’s Cellnex Telecom SA and the UK’s Neos Networks Ltd. to upgrade broadband infrastructure along its 16,000 ...

Last month’s announcement that the government will scrap phase two of the HS2 rail project, set to run from the West Midlands to Manchester, felt like another nail in the coffin for Britain’s ...

Our rail network may get some flak, but one thing it does do well is scenic journeys. The country is criss-crossed by lines that take in some of its most picturesque landscapes, and many have parallel ...