Mark Wild visits the Old Oak Common station box site

HS2 boss Mark Wild was giving evidence to the transport committee just hours after the government announced a revised timetable and budget for the project.

Why heavy rain could be another significant problem for HS2

Thousands of miniature trains were displayed at The London Festival of Railway Modelling, with a number of layouts based on regions in the UK. 

Model railway show returns to Alexandra Palace

The Ffestiniog Railway Company confirmed the Welsh Highland Railway was hit by a landslide near Tryfan Junction.

Welsh Highland Railway hit by landslide 

The government-controlled company Great British Railways has unveiled its branding for the new trains.

Renationalised trains to be given Union flag-inspired paint job

File photo dated 03/03/23 of people using a ticket machine at Waterloo train station in London. Train operators are taking "disproportionate action" against passengers who do not hold a valid ticket, according to an inquiry which criticised Britain's "complex" fares system. The regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published a report that found travellers face "inconsistent treatment and outcomes" for similar ticketing issues across the railway. Issue date: Wednesday June 4, 2025.

Commuters on some of the more expensive routes could save more than £300 per year as the government announced the freeze on fares.

Rail fares in England to be frozen for the first time in 30 years

ITV News can reveal plans to build a high-speed rail line across the North of England have been further delayed until after the budget.

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans could be delayed until 2026

A Greater Anglia train at Norwich station.
Credit: Greater Anglia


Greater Anglia entered public ownership on Sunday, with passengers having their say on what they hoped the change would mean for their services.

Cheaper tickets top of passenger priorities after rail takeover

A Borders campaigner says the reopening of the Borders Railway ten years ago has been "transformational for people" in the area.

A royal reopening of the railway line in the Scottish Borders

The South West Rail Resilience Programme promised protections after the line was effectively washed away in a storm in 2014. 

Funding on hold for last phase of works on South West railway line

The £6.6billion project will connect communities between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge.

Anger as Oxford-Cambridge railway line classified as England and Wales project

Six platforms are being built at the west London site to serve HS2’s fleet of 400-metre trains.

First platform for HS2 revealed at Old Oak Common

A preservation society is now fundraising to restore the carriage and improve security.

Heritage railway fundraises after train carriage windows smashed by vandals

Major Disruption is expected until the end of Bank Holiday Monday (21st April). 

Major railway disruption expected until the end of Bank Holiday 

Metro Mayor Dan Norris announced last month that passengers could be using the railway line for the first time in 60 years by 2027.

Work to reopen railway line to start this summer after £27m cash boost

A cross-party group of MPs warned there is ‘a reputational risk to the UK’ because of the project.

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