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

Trains and locomotives sounded their whistles and horns at midday yesterday to mark the launch of Railway 200. The ‘whistle ...

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 ...

Train services on many routes are being disrupted this morning because of a fault with the GSM-R system, which allows train drivers to talk to signallers on a radio link. Operators mainly affected ...

FirstGroup is stepping up its open access ambitions by completing the buyout of Grand Union Trains and bidding for a new route to Somerset and Devon. First now owns Grand Union Trains GWML Holdings ...

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 ...

Railnews is now taking its usual break at the end of the year. We will be back on 2 January. Avanti train managers to stage new strikes Avanti West Coast train managers are to stage strikes from the ...

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 ...