Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has sounded a note of caution over future open access services, and has issued new advice ...

In an open letter to new transport secretary Heidi Alexander RIA has welcomed signs of progress, including the government’s ...

The King’s New Year Honours list includes a number of railway people who have been recognised for their services to the ...

Trains and locomotives in Britain and many other countries sounded their whistles and horns at midday yesterday to mark the ...

A year-long festival of railways has started, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the first passenger train to be hauled by a locomotive on the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September ...

The charity Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the Government’s plans to devolve more responsibility for train services to the English regions. A new White Paper says: ‘Mayors will be given a ...

The number of people employed in the administration of DfT Operator, which runs nationalised passenger operators, is set to rise from 25 to 100 by the end of the coming year. DfTO was known as the ...

Network Rail will switch the large screen at London Euston back on tomorrow night. The screen had displayed advertisments but was left blank after protests about congestion and overcrowding which ...

Some train services are still disrupted today after a weekend of wild weather which caused damage to railways in many places, as Storm Darragh swept across Britain. The Met Office issued a rare ‘red’ ...

Rail passengers who have been charged a penalty fare or prosecuted for not having the correct ticket are being asked to tell the rail regulator what happened. The Office of Rail and Road is asking ...