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Rail industry

September 2024

  • The Great Central Railway in Loughborough. The heritage railway has been run by volunteers since 1969 after its closure by British Railways and is now a visitor attraction.

    It’s a scandal that the Great Central Railway was ever shut

  • Harry Potter fans at King's Cross Station in 2023.

    Harry Potter fans boo as King’s Cross ends ‘back to Hogwarts’ tradition

  • Keir Starmer at the king’s speech debate in parliament

    What will Keir Starmer have to grapple with as parliament returns?

  • Gordon Brown on the Exeter to London train

    Gordon Brown era offers hope that Labour can get train times back on track

August 2024

  • An LNER train pulling into a station while passengers sit waiting

    LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks

  • Peter Hendy

    Ex-Network Rail chair threatened firm over engineer’s Euston criticism

  • Henry Dyer in a blue smock stood next to a steam locomotive

    ‘Heritage is the razzmatazz’: Great Central Railway plans to revive Victorian train route

  • Construction at Curzon Street station, Birmingham

    The Guardian view on the future of public transport: time to invest and think big

  • Canadian government moves to end nationwide rail strike

  • Former Tory rail minister says he understands Labour deal with unions

  • The rural network
    Regional trains in NSW are old, slow and half-empty – but I still enjoy the ride

    Michael Burge
  • Aslef train drivers announce 22 days of strike action on east coast mainline

  • Aslef train drivers reach deal that could end rail strikes after two years of chaos

  • Minister warns CrossCountry about ‘dire’ service amid reduced timetable

July 2024

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Reeves must guarantee HS2 runs to Euston, spending cuts or not

    Nils Pratley
  • Artist impression issued by HS2 of an early visualisation of its trains

    HS2 reveals £2bn in costs linked to Sunak’s downgrade of line

  • Passengers at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras station in central London.

    Further Eurostar cancellations hold up Paris 2024 passengers

  • The Gare de Lyon train station in Paris.

    French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony

  • West coast fares could rise to incentivise people ‘to not travel by rail’, UK watchdog says

  • Is the UK resilient enough to withstand a major cyber-attack?

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