
The current UK Government has made a habit of embarrassing about-turns on policy, but this week the left-wing first-term Labour Party reached new heights of…

The current UK Government has made a habit of embarrassing about-turns on policy, but this week the left-wing first-term Labour Party reached new heights of…

Great British Railways [sic] moved a step closer this week. British politics may have been preoccupied by a ministerial scandal or two, but the decisive…

The latest stage of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is complete, with electric trains now running between Church Fenton and York on the East Coast…

Rail freight is being placed at the heart of the UK government’s latest housing drive. An initiative, christened the “Platform4 Property Company”, is promising to…

The Government in London has proposed to drop the minimum age for train drivers to 18. They want to encourage more young people to jump…

Plans for a rail freight interchange at Hinckley in Leicestershire have been derailed. In an unexpected decision by the transport secretary, the UK government has…

Reaction to the UK Government consultation on rail reform has been swift, particularly from the freight sector. Representative bodies have warned the Transport Secretary that…

The UK Government has launched a consultation on plans for their rail reform bill. A breathlessly enthusiastic release from the Department for Transport has promised…

Moving goods by rail in Wales has dramatically declined. Now, the Secretary of State in the UK government is calling for rail to be made…

The shock resignation of the former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has been superseded by the rapid appointment of Heidi Alexander as her replacement. The cabinet…