Paralympian and member of the House of Lords Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to “crawl off” a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train at King’s Cross station, leading to criticism from disability campaigners and calls for greater focus on level boarding for accessibility.
Skanska has completed £450M of enabling works at Euston station in preparation for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) London terminus, which remains unfunded.
The railway at New Mills, south east of Manchester, has been closed for a month while Network Rail undertakes repairs to an embankment following a failure in April.
Upgrades on the Birmingham – Black Country – Shrewsbury line would provide a significant boost to businesses in the region, according to a report from Midlands Connect.
A ‘uniquely designed bridge’ that carried the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport over the West Coast main line is being replaced by Network Rail in a project expected to cost £16M.
Campaign for Better Transport is urging the government to introduce a Restoring Your Railway alternative following the programme being cut.
A coalition of transport experts and campaigners have written to the new secretary of state for transport, Louise Haigh, demanding that High Speed 2 (HS2) is delivered from Euston to Crewe.
The Urban Transport Group has published its Rail and urban transport review, which sets high ambitions for government on transport delivery.
Photo-realistic images of the revamped Darlington station made by Aecom have been revealed by Network Rail, offering a glimpse into the £140M project due to be completed by 2025.
A track worker came within two seconds of being hit by an 87kmh train in Devon in March, a report has revealed.
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