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London Liverpool Street station is set to undergo a major transformation to improve the passenger experience.

To some, Royal Mail’s decision to move its postal deliveries from rail to road, and in turn decommission its remaining fleet of trains (which currently stands at a fleet of six Class 325 electrics), was a long time coming.

The Railway Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into an incident at St Philips Marsh depot in Bristol last year

Work has started on finding ways to increase passenger capacity at St Pancras International station by 50% by the end of the decade.

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) is to appoint a Chief Operations Officer to help deliver a €5 billion (£4.2bn) programme of capital investment projects.

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Mike Putnam succeeds Lord Hendy as Network Rail Chair

Train operators throughout the UK are affected by a worldwide IT outage.

New West Midlands mayor, Richard Parker has ordered an “urgent review” into the region’s transport policy after delays and rising costs on multiple schemes are causing pressures on the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) finances.

Harry Needle Railroad Company has acquired two previously preserved Class 33s (33053 and 33208) from Ed Stevenson