11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (521+ words) Train passengers can now get live travel updates in a town pub, thanks to railway enthusiasts. A group of volunteers raised enough money to install an electronic timetable board inside The White Swan, which is opposite Barton-upon-Humber railway station. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (332+ words) A former railway station opened in the South Downs in 1881 was once a destination for royalty and racegoers who flocked to Goodwood Racecourse. Local historian Tim Weeks said the station, which has now been turned into a cycling and walking…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (20+ words) BBC Extra trains to run on line at peak travel times...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (337+ words) A new overnight train service to and from Gatwick Airport will begin operating for the summer. Great Western Railway (GWR) said services between the airport and Reading, via Redhill, Reigate, Dorking and Guildford, would begin operating from 6 June. The service…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (404+ words) More peak time trains will run on a key route by the end of 2028 after government funding was secured. At the moment, Transpennine Express (TPE) operates hourly services between York and Scarborough, via Malton and Seamer. But David Skaith, the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (333+ words) A museum is marking a milestone for its model railway which was created 75 years ago. The railway was first set up in 1951 and is now displayed at the Museum of Making in Derby with a team of enthusiastic volunteers maintaining…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (428+ words) An MP has warned that continued delays to funding a major rail upgrade across Croydon could have knock'on effects for other projects - including Gatwick Airport's planned runway expansion and the new Universal Studios UK theme park. During a House of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (489+ words) HS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down. The government is to order the company building the project to consider lower speeds on the line from London to Birmingham, which has…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (581+ words) Scot Rail has announced the replacement of its old intercity high speed trains (HSTs) with 22 newly refurbished trains. The Class 222s currently run on East Midlands Railway, but will have an "80m exterior and interior revamp before being handed over. The refreshed…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (406+ words) The transcontinental railroad was an engineering marvel. It connected the east with the west of the US, shortened travel time from six months to one week, and permanently changed America. But its hidden history reveals rivalry between railroad companies, the…...