A leaked government review of the plans to build a tram network in Leeds has concluded that buses would be cheaper. The ...

A West Midlands passenger service which was withdrawn as a wartime economy measure in January 1941 is running again. Although ...

It was already known that he was planning to step down later this month, and his temporary replacement is the ORR’s director ...

Railnews is taking a break for Easter, and we will be back on 8 April. The April print edition of Railnews will be published ...

The Government has outlined plans to help local councils make seamless travel on trains, trams and buses easier, but one ...

The Office of Rail and Road has authorised Bedlington station in Northumberland, which is set to open on 29 March. It will be the last station to be reopened on the route between Newcastle and ...

The exhibition train which has been touring Britain in celebration of Railway 200 is nearing the end of the line, as its last ...

Frustrated residents in the Buckinghamshire town of Winslow are setting up an Action Group, as there appears to be no end in sight to the deadlock which is preventing scheduled passenger trains ...

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Transport for London has attributed widespread disruption on its railways to a ‘voltage dip’ caused by a fault on National Grid’s network. It has apologised to passengers, but transport watchdog ...

The drivers’ union ASLEF has welcomed a letter from the chief inspector of railways Richard Hines which is asking all train operators, including freight companies, to provide suitable toilets for ...