Railway Infrastructure Related Content

The Royal Mail strike will see 19 days of industrial action in the run-up to Christmas, including on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

40,000 rail workers are striking in response to the UK government cutting jobs and refusing to increase pay in line with inflation.

New £96 billon plans unveiled to modernise rail connections across England, as the biggest ever public investment for the rail network.

Hideto Fujii, Professor from School of Commerce, Meiji University in Japan, describes revitalising rural & urban areas through heritage tourism in this special focus on railways in the UK and Japan.

The EU is injecting almost €2.2bn into 140 key transport projects to boost the green recovery by improving sustainable transport links across the continent and creating jobs.

Jacqueline Hughes, a senior risk analyst at Equib, explores how disparate governance is creating problems for the rail sector.

Alex Froom, CPO at Zipabout, discusses how data-driven insights can drive sustainability in the transport sector.

The cardiovascular side effects of night-time train noise is placed under the spotlight here by a group of experts from Gutenberg-University Mainz in Germany and the Danish Cancer Society.

As people across the country attempt to commute to work and school amid icy conditions, it will become increasingly difficult to ignore the realities of climate change. Here we discuss if the UK's infrastructure is prepared to face these difficulties.

Train passengers travelling between Norwich and Ely will benefit from fare caps following a CMA investigation.

Today (14 August) the UK announced a further price increase for train fares, leading to some fares increasing by £100.

Rail passengers will benefit from improved accessibility and compensation under new proposals submitted by the Office of Rail and Road.

Simon Pont, CEO at ECR Retail Systems explains how ticketing innovation can delight customers and improve transport performance.

Hilary Stephenson, Managing Director of Sigma explains what can be done to power UK railways forward when it comes to the issue of disabled access.

Dave Ashton, CEO of Loco2, discusses what train stations will offer by 2030 thanks to technology and innovation

With the UK’s economic growth critically dependent on our transportation infrastructure, it has never been more important for organisations working in parallel to collaborate effectively if they are to maintain existing networks, implement improvements and deliver major projects and upgrades successfully

New rules making it easier for rail passengers to claim compensation for delays and disruption have been announced today

Rosie Hardy and Frank Harner at Withers & Rogers explore the exciting world of hydrogen-powered trains and detail what the remaining challenges for innovators are in this area

Network Rail has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) via The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process for its tender exercise to let the next generation of railway track works contracts, valued up to £5bn over 10 years, starting 2019

Engineers have completed the demolition of Splott Road bridge as work to modernise the South Wales Mainline continues