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Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, has died aged 69. It is understood he suffered a heart attack aboard one of his luxury trains on Saturday whilst travelling to offer 'field guidance' to workers. The death of North Korea's 'Dear Leader' was...

The Mayor, Transport for London (TfL), and the boroughs are working together to ensure London keeps moving. More than 100,000 tonnes of salt, including a 27,000 tonne strategic reserve, are in place across the Capital. The Mayor of London, TfL and...

Europe’s largest construction project has unveiled the first of eight, 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will construct the new Crossrail tunnels under central London. The 140 metre long, fully assembled tunnel boring machine (TBM) is currently undergoing factory...

A £40m plan to significantly improve the rail infrastructure between Swansea and Gowerton was unveiled yesterday as Network Rail submitted its proposal to Carmarthenshire Council. Backed by the Welsh Government and the South West Wales Integrated Transport Consortium (SWWITCH), this...

Following the poor weather conditions on Thursday 8 December, rail services are still being affected today in Scotland. Yesterday, trains were reduced to speeds of 50mph and many services were cancelled or heavily delayed due to the weather. National Rail Enquiries'...

The Met Office has warned that major travel disruption is likely across much of Central Scotland tomorrow afternoon due to strong winds of 75-80 miles per hour – and potential gusts of up to 90mph. A red warning has been...

On Thursday 24th November, St Pancras officially welcomed the world's tallest LEGO Christmas tree into the station. The unique tree was built and installed by Duncan Titmarsh of Bright Bricks, the UK’s only LEGO Certified Professional. It stands at 10 metres...

Passengers will have a chance to hear about the continued transformation of transport in Reading at a public exhibition in the train station today, Tuesday 6th December. Staff from Network Rail, First Great Western and Reading Borough Council will be...

Responding to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Network Rail's Group Strategy Director Paul Plummer, said: 'The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. 'In it, he clearly showed the value the Government believes that transport infrastructure,...

In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced that regulated rail fares will be capped at 6.2% (RPI + 1%) as opposed to 8.2%. "Commuters often travel long distances to go to work and bring an income home. "Train fares are...