The Labour manifesto has been published today, and it promises that if the party is elected the new government will set up a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. It sa...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/13-labour-promises-to-forge-ahead.html
The Labour Party is planning to begin its rolling programme of nationalising private sector passenger operators with Avanti West Coast, if it wins the election. Owned by FirstGroup and Trenita...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/13-labour-warns-avanti-west-coast.html
The Green Party manifesto says privatisation of the railways has failed, and that the railways should be the ‘backbone of a sustainable transport system’. Its MPs will support investment i...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/12-greens-want-publiclyowned-railways-and.html
The Conservative Party has confirmed in its manifesto that, if elected, it would create Great British Railways, which was envisaged in the 2021 Rail Review and described then as the industry�...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/11-conservatives-would-use-gbr-to.html
The first major manifesto includes a promise to freeze railway fares and simplify the ticketing system. The Liberal Democrats also say that the party would extend railway electrification ‘si...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/11-liberal-democrats-promise-to-freeze.html
East Midlands Railway has issued a critical safety warning after three trains collided with supermarket trolleys dumped on the line in Derby. A pushchair was also found. In one case, two young...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/10-train-operator-reveals-outbreak-of.html
The amount of freight carried by train over the past year to 31 March has remained largely stable, and the latest figures show that the industry has failed to attract more traffic of most type...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/07-rail-freight-growth-wont-happen.html
A train has been named to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. It was 80 years ago today, on 6 June 1944, that Allied forces began landing on the French coast to begin the invasion and l...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/06-train-named-to-commemorate-80th.html
The Campaign for Better Transport has produced a manifesto for the forthcoming General Election, in advance of manifestos from the main parties being published. The CBT is calling on the next ...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/05-transport-campaigners-issue-their-own.html
The sale of Arriva Group by Deutsche Bahn has been confirmed, for a reported price of ?1.4 billion. The new owners are US-based I Squared Capital, which had been discussing the deal with DB si...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/03-deutsche-bahns-sale-of-arriva.html
New Hitachi-built trains have entered service with Avanti West Coast, where they are replacing the diesel Voyagers which were built by Bombardier around the start of this century. The new flee...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/03-avanti-west-coast-unveils-voyager.html
Train services are running normally again north of Preston on the West Coast Main Line, after a derailed freight train blocked the railway on Wednesday afternoon.
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/31-trains-return-to-west-coast.html
The restored Levenmouth Link in Fife was formally opened today by First Minister John Swinney. The line to Cameron Bridge and Leven has been reopened at a cost of more than ?116 million. Today...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/29-celebrations-as-levenmouth-link-opens.html
The Government is failing to put the needs of passengers and taxpayers first, according to a new report by MPs. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has examined progress made with r...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/28-commons-committee-condemns-lack-of.html
Rail minister Huw Merriman, who represented Bexhill & Battle as its MP for nine years, will not be standing in the forthcoming election. He will leave the government on 4 July. As a back bench...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/24-rail-minister-to-quit-on.html
A future history: what is set to happen to the railways on 5 July if the polls are right.
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/23-real-railway-reforms-could-to.html
Another operator is bidding to expand the range of open access services. Arriva, which owns Grand Central, says an application has been submitted to the Office of Rail and Road to run two addi...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/22-open-access-enthusiasm-grows-as.html
Images of a new station in Liverpool which will contribute to Mayor Steve Rotheram’s target of reaching net zero by 2035 in the Liverpool City Region have been published. The computer genera...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/21-new-images-of-100m-station.html
Virgin Group has confirmed reports that it has applied to the Office of Rail and Road for open access rights on the West Coast Main Line. The move comes only days after FirstGroup, which owns ...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/20-virgin-takes-first-step-towards.html
FirstGroup has unveiled plans to provide open access services between Rochdale and London. First already runs open access services from Hull and Edinburgh, and says the trains for the new serv...
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/05/17-first-plans-open-access-from.html