The author, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was Director of Railways, South Africa Field Force. Although not mentioned in this book, it is stated elsewhere that originally this book was the first ...

While some of those hopes did come true, dreams of an expansive rail map connecting British cities with the Continent never came to fruition. In fact, the current list of cities (Paris, Lille, ...

The UK's ‘best railway stations’ where 81% of trains arrive on time New data has revealed the interchanges where services have been the most reliable. By Adam Toms ...

Digital ticket trials will take place on Northern services from Harrogate to Leeds, Sheffield to Barnsley and Sheffield to Doncaster The government is to trial digital ticketing for rail services ...

Rail staff in despair as passengers think it is 'normal' not to buy a ticket Fare evasion is a crime and costs Britain's railway hundreds of millions of pounds every year ...

The regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published a report which found travellers face ‘inconsistent treatment and outcomes’.

The new line is set to cost £6.6bn but no tracks will be laid in Wales There is anger that a multi-billion pound project to build a railway line between Oxford and Cambridge has been classed as ...

UK: The government should not tinker with the performance, capacity and charging regimes during the process of setting up Great British Railways, GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith believes. ...

To coincide with the 200th anniversary of public railways in 2025, author and railwayman Paul Stanford presents From Chocolate to Cider, a captivating new book documenting 186 years of railway service ...

The move is set to reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 60,000t. Credit: Terelyuk/Shutterstock. The construction of a solar farm is set to begin in Norfolk, which will help power Network Rail’s ...

The chief executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is stepping down after four years in the role. Laura Shoaf will remain in the role until 17 June and will continue as chair of ...

About Network Rail. We own, operate and develop Britain's railway infrastructure; that's 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and ...