The era of telephones at signals is coming to an end, the RSSB has announced. They were originally provided so that train crews could communicate with the nearest signal box without walking down the ...

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A West Midlands passenger service which was withdrawn as a wartime economy measure in January 1941 is running again.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

A leaked government review of the plans to build tram lines in Leeds has concluded that buses would be cheaper. The Labour mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin had promised to get ‘spades in the ...

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The Office of Rail and Road has changed its mind about making the 07.00 Avanti West Coast train from Manchester to London an empty stock working carrying only staff, following widespread protests. The ...

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 ...