Holcim launches new rail freight route to Sunderland targeting 100,000 tonnes of aggregates annually

Holcim UK has launched a new rail freight service into the Port of Sunderland, establishing an alternative supply route for construction aggregates that is...

Virgin selects Alstom for 12 high-speed trains as cross-Channel rail expansion targets 2030

Virgin has taken a major step towards launching new cross-Channel passenger services from 2030 after signing agreements with Alstom for the supply of 12...

ORR proposes new safeguards to protect rail ticket competition under Great British Railways

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched a consultation on new regulatory safeguards designed to ensure independent rail ticket retailers can compete...

RIA calls for joined-up rail strategies to give industry greater investment certainty

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has launched a framework designed to improve how Britain's rail strategies are developed, coordinated and delivered, warning that disconnected...

Is it really necessary?

Insight from Richard Lungmuss Around 25 years ago the West Coast Mainline was undergoing a modernisation which, although ultimately successful in terms of improving capacity,...

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