Dozens of people have watched the final South West service of a type of high-speed train after almost 50 years in operation. People gathered at Plymouth Railway Station on Saturday as Great Western ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

The UK’s first intercity battery train is being trialled to reduce emissions and fuel costs. Manufacturer Hitachi Rail said one of three diesel engines on a TransPennine Express (TPE) Nova 1 train has ...

German intercity trains are less punctual than even the worst operator in Britain, a new analysis has revealed – despite the German chancellor mocking Britain for its “broken tracks and bad trains”.

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UK rail operator Great Western Railway's first Intercity Express Train has begun operating in the country. UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling travelled from Bristol Temple Meads to London ...

Rail passengers face disruption across the first weekend of November as two key stretches of intercity line are closed for engineering work. The East Coast Main Line will be closed in Yorkshire ...

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains (comprising Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing Investments) signed the contract for the DfT’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and confirmed ...

Hitachi Rail Europe has started production of the first of 36 class 802 InterCity Express bullet trains for the UK's Great Western Railway (GWR) at the Pistoia plant in Italy. A total of 93 trains are ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Germany’s rail problems have become so bad that Deutsche Bahn’s intercity service is less punctual than even ...

For the six final days of 2024, from 26 to 31 December, millions of people are on the move around Britain. But how easily will they be able to travel by train, bus, ferry and air? That depends on the ...