Rail unions are stepping up their campaign for financial help to secure the future of Eurostar, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail
A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.
Read moreHelicopter footage reveals Storm Christoph impact on railway
Network Rail’s helicopter team is surveying the railway as flood waters recede across the North West after Storm Christoph.
Read moreEurostar: UK government ‘must commit to supporting rail firm’
The UK and French governments must make a joint commitment to support Eurostar during the pandemic, according to the Transport Select Committee chairman.
Read moreGreat Eastern Main Line works to commence this month
Vital upgrade works are set to take place on the Great Eastern Main Line this month.
Read moreGWR cancels Christmas rail services after COVID-19 outbreak among crew
A train operator has announced it will cancel “a small number” of services over Christmas due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
Read moreThameslink returns to Tube map after 22-year absence
A major rail line is returning to London’s Tube map 22 years after being removed.
Read moreHitachi Rail to launch UK first long distance battery trains
Long-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.
Read moreConstruction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins
Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
Read moreUK must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways
Improvements to Britain’s railways must speed up as new figures show less than 40% of the network is electrified, the Campaign for Better Transport charity has claimed.
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