Now Ms Alexander wants the ORR to consider the differences between track access charges, which tend to be lower for open ...

The public consultation over plans for the next stages of East West Rail restarted yesterday, having taken a break during the ...

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

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. This historic ...

The King’s New Year Honours list includes a number of railway people who have been recognised for their services to the industry and its staff. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has received ...

Avanti West Coast train managers are to stage strikes from the end of December until May next year, after 83 per cent of those voting in an RMT referendum rejected the operator’s latest offer. Strikes ...

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 ...

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 ...

Planned walkouts by around 300 RMT staff on Avanti West Coast which could have seriously disrupted services over the Christmas and New Year holiday have been suspended, after the employers made a new ...