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£140m committed to East Kilbride Enhancements Project

The Scottish Government has confirmed funding of £140m that will see the delivery of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project. In addition, the Transport Minister,...

RIA responds to ORR’s consultation on Network Rail’s CP7 Business Plan

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has today responded to the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) consultation on this draft determination on Network Rail’s Business Plans for 2024-29 (Control Period 7).  

Passengers to benefit from easier and cheaper travel with new app guidance

Commuters will soon benefit from smarter travel apps that offer cheaper, safer and more accessible journeys, following new government guidance launched to ensure travel...

Jacobs selected to provide technical and commercial advice to the U.K. Department for Transport

Jacobs has been selected as a PRIME Consultant by the U.K. Department for Transport (DfT) on its latest Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice for Rail and Other Transport Modes (STARThree) Framework to support the DfT’s portfolio of rail and other transport mode agreements, major projects and programs, and its policy and strategic work in transport.

Transport Secretary opens Bristol’s first new railway station in almost a century

Transport Secretary Mark Harper officially opens a new railway station near Avonmouth today. The multi-million-pound Portway Park and Ride station is the first station to...

Scottish Rail Holdings appoint new Board member

The Minister for Transport has announced the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director to the Board of Scottish Rail Holdings Limited, the Scottish Government...

Putting communities on Track for a New Age of Rail

The Department of Transport (Ireland) and the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) today published a joint draft report of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review...

UK announces £680m for new high-speed electric railway in Turkey

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, has underwritten €781m of financing – equivalent to £680m – to support construction of...

Growth Track 360: report reiterates case for rail investment to unlock North Wales and the border counties of England

Reacting to the publication on 12 July by the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee of its report on ‘Wales as a global tourist...

RIA: With Parliament rising for the summer, we still await announcements on rail reform and the RNEP

On the day that Parliament rises for the summer recess – Thursday 20 July – and with still no announcements having yet been made...

DfT: New study into running HS2 train services to Leeds launches

The government has launched a study to look at options for running HS2 trains to Leeds and committed to reassessing evidence to improve rail connections in...

Work on track to bring HS2 to Birmingham

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has today (17 July) visiting the West Midlands with his Australian counterpart Catherine King to see the construction of HS2's...
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Northern to trial British Sign Language announcements on trains

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South Western Railway celebrates as over 100 of its stations are adopted by local community volunteers

South Western Railway (SWR) is celebrating a landmark milestone as over 100 of its stations are now adopted by local community volunteers, cementing its...

Parliamentary Train heads for the Rother Valley

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