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Heathrow Express has increased their Armed Forces discount to 50% off. The HM Forces discount has risen by 16% for adult express class tickets and 10% of these sales will be donated to the Help for Heroes charity. Richard...

The M6 Toll in the West Midlands has been a costly failure and the Government should not rely on them to solve transport problems, according to a new report released today by Campaign for Better Transport. Earlier...

The NSW Government has confirmed that no acquisition of Leamington Avenue properties will be required as part of the Western Express project. Minister for Transport John Robertson said the Government had moved swiftly to provide certainty for local residents. “Design...

ABB has won a contract from Network Rail to design, manufacture and supply 15 modular medium voltage (MV) switchboards in housings, based on its ZX1.2 gas insulated switchgear, for the current Southern DC traction power supply enhancement project. The new...

More than half a million passenger journeys have been made on London Midland’s operation between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town since conventional trains were replaced by innovative railcars, built by Parry People Movers Ltd, in mid-2009.  The 500,000th passenger...

Newport train station redevelopment, opening on the 13 September, represents a step change in transport design with a featherweight plastic covering that is a hundred times lighter than glass and requires a fraction of the steel...

AECOM announced that it has acquired the trading interests of Tritech Rail – a UK-based market leader in rail services specialising in areas from infrastructure surveying and design to electrification. With headquarters in Wigan, Lancashire, the firm was founded in...

The recovery operation and investigation into the collision on a level crossing near Sudbury yesterday, Tuesday 17 August, continues today. “Following yesterday’s rescue operation, our main task today will be to gather physical and technical evidence,” said Deputy Chief Constable...

National Express East Anglia confirms that the 17.31 Sudbury – Marks Tey train service collided with a road tanker at Sewage Lane Crossing near Bures at 17.37 this evening. There were around 20 passengers on board. Our teams are...

WSR service at Shrewsbury. Picture: Upmain WSR has confirmed to the Rail Media Group that it is expecting delivery of its final 3 refurbished carriages at the end of October. These will replace the, currently on hire,  blue and grey liveried...