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Archive: Rail
'Total abrogation of leadership' on infrastructure investment
Successive British governments have demonstrated a "total abrogation of leadership" in their approach to infrastructure development in the UK, a leading construction industry official said today.
Multi-billion investment to beat rail congestion
Lib Dems set out plans for carbon neutral Britain
Ministers set out vision for Thames Gateway
Comment: HS2 is going ahead, but the battle for hearts and minds continues
With two bills dedicated to it, High Speed Rail 2 is firmly on course, but the debate is still about perception rather than facts.
Comment: London transport developments leave the regions out in the cold
While London develops its railway system, other regions in the country may be left behind in new transport.
Comment: BML2 – the high speed spine which can solve our congestion problem
With rail usage continuing to soar in London and south-east, proposals for a Brighton Main Line 2 are starting to get a serious hearing.
Back to the '90s: Coalition paves the way for privatised rail service
The East Coast rail franchise has been opened out to bids from the private sector, in a move which is likely to take it out of public hands.
Property compensation consultation on HS2 was 'unlawful'
The government's consultation on compensation for homeowners affected by the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail route was "so unfair as to be unlawful", a high court judge has found.
DfT braces for bad news in HS2 judicial review ruling
Campaigners are set to discover whether the coalition's much-disputed high speed rail consultation was illegal when a judge finally delivers his ruling later.
The week in review: Have an unhappy new year
With not even an Olympic glimmer to lift the spirit, 2013 threatens to be a depressing affair.
Rail minister mocked for saying trains 'not that expensive'
Norman Baker has been roundly mocked for insisting train fare rises were "not nearly as expensive as has been presented", despite another inflation-busting rise to bring in the new year.
Taxpayer foots bill for DfT's west coast mainline incompetence
The west coast mainline fiasco has cost the taxpayer a "significant" amount of cash, the government's public spending watchdog has found.
Transport secretary condemns his own department's 'damning failure'
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has condemned his department's "damning failure" over the west coast mainline, after announcing a 23-month deal with Virgin Rail.
Tory grassroots lead charge against HS2
Rural Conservative councillors are taking on the government's flagship High Speed 2 rail project with a week of legal challenges.
Tories vote to brand themselves incompetent
Welsh Conservatives voted to call their own party incompetent yesterday, after a "whipping mistake".
HS2's enemies take heart from rail franchise fiasco
The abandoned west coast main line rail franchise could be followed by the scrapping of the Department for Transport's controversial planned high speed rail network linking London with Birmingham, its opponents are hoping.
Rail franchise blame game gets up steam
Two Cabinet ministers and civil servants at the Department for Transport are fighting an increasingly bitter blame game behind closed doors over the collapse of the government's system for awarding rail franchises.
Saved by the trains: Miliband blushes spared by huge coalition U-turn
Ed Miliband was spared an increasingly critical appraisal of his conference speech today, after a major coalition U-turn distracted the press from events in Manchester.
Branson fights on with west coast mainline legal challenge
Virgin Trains is launching legal proceedings against the government for choosing the "highest risk bid" for the west coast mainline over its own.
West coast mainline: Branson begs for stay of execution
Desperate last-minute manoeuvres from Virgin boss Richard Branson and opposition MPs do not appear to be making an impact ahead of tomorrow's west coast mainline franchise transferral.
6.2% rail fare hike possible in 2013
Next year's railway fares could be increased by a further six per cent in England, following today's higher than expected inflation figures.
Lib Dems unite with Labour to attack rail hike
Liberal Democrats and Labour teamed up to attack George Osborne today, after a new set of above-inflation rail hikes sparked despair in commuters.
Coalition splurges on rail spending spree
Over £9 billion of spending on improving Britain's rail network has been unveiled by the coalition.
Above-inflation rail fare hikes to end
Annual rail fare increases above inflation are to end, the coalition has announced, even as it moves to achieve efficiency savings of £3.5 billion.
Network Rail chiefs abandon bonuses
Network Rail's bosses have decided to waive their bonuses this year, ahead of what would have been a damaging board meeting on Friday.
Rail passengers face pricy 2012
Train fares are to rise by an average of 5.9% in 2012, figures out today show.
MPs: High speed rail could boost growth
Transport committee chair Louise Ellman outlines the findings of her committee's report on high speed rail:
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