Labour summons bosses of worst-performing train operators to meetings
Network Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quickly
May 2024
UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes
Britain’s railways are spending billions on bolstering the tracks against geological movements caused by extreme weather. But technology and new infrastructure will not save every service
Why Labour leapt on board with private open access train providers
The party’s move made it look pro-business, but some say the system makes for inefficient use of our rail network
Train strikes and traffic jams: UK travellers face delays in coming days
Planned works by Network Rail will force more people on to the roads to join bank holiday getaway, with rail strikes to follow the week after
April 2024
Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs
Tom Haines-Doran
The Labour leader needs to stop counting the cost of investing in railways – and see the costs of not doing so, says Dr Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed
Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike
Almost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppage
Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis
Funding for drains, embankments and other measures is part £45.4bn five-year investment plan
March 2024
UK ministers look to install highly paid boss to spearhead rail reform plan
Salary of new senior post could dwarf DfT pay scales in effort to speed up troubled Great British Railways project
February 2024
£140m rail plan to tackle Elizabeth line and Great Western problems
Mayors put forward alternatives to HS2 scrapped northern section
December 2023
Friends of Ukrainian girl who fell from Devon sea wall blame rail chiefs for safety failure
Mick Lynch’s charisma is undeniable. As for his strategy and tactics, the jury’s out
Gregor Gall
New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’
UK motorists warned of stormy weather in run-up to Christmas
‘Had to use bins as toilets’: passengers tell of rail journeys from hell
Rail passengers ‘paying 10% premium for food at UK’s stations’
Watchdog calls for investigation after thousands trapped in trains in London
Passengers trapped on cold, dark trains as travel chaos hits west London
November 2023
‘It was a case study for what not to do’: the regeneration project that became a £100m luxury ghost town
The plan was to take old railway arches in a run-down area of east London and turn them into a high-end fashion hub. Instead, Hackney Walk ended up deserted. What went so disastrously wrong?
October 2023
Points failure at London Euston causes hours-long delays for rail travellers
Network Rail cautions passengers to check services as it reopens lines to and from station after disruption
