BrainCan - rail transport

duck and cover: there s no row like a railway...

Many of railway engineer Nigel Gresley’s trains were named after birds,so putting a mallard at his...

the joy of the big railway station revamp

unique Street in Birmingham is the latest station to get a unique explore and smart retail...

this is not a strategy - it s a fast track to the...

As transport secretary,Chris Grayling should be investing in the northern axis, not vanity projects...

is this the best we can do with britain s...

As more strikes loom and fares rise steeply,Britains railways are the subject of intense debate once...

battle to save historic rail line that heralded...

As a tall court hearing looms,a leading historian joins the outcry over a plan to demolish parts of...

delays and drips mark great western railways new...

First outing for Hitachi course 800 Intercity Express gets into London from Bristol 41 minutes...

the train company that has ideas above its station...

‘powerful Western Railway’ has been ordered by the ASA to take down its misleading posters. Now...

scotland s new old borders railway is a cause for...

There is a trade case for more trains and shipbuilding – but they also acknowledge an emotional...

scottish rail franchises will be open to bids from...

SNP leader says party will use devolved powers under Scotland Act 2016 to alter franchise rules...

boxing day rail shutdown prompts labour accusation...

Tories criticised for making empty threats to Network Rail over extended closures for engineering...

typical! two rival rail announcements come along...

Jeremy Corbyn’s pledge to renationalise coupled with Nicola Shaw mulling full privatisation sets...

andy burnham s right: railway unity would get...

The Labour leadership contender’s commitment to renationalising our railways is welcome,but hardly...

modern rail travel is a slow grinding nightmare of...

When the police are needed to clear passengers from a dangerously overcrowded train,you know...

flying scotsman grinds to halt on inaugural run...

East coast main line and iconic steam train forced to stay during London-York journey due to fans...

18 people injured as two trains collide at...

Eyewitness describes ‘huge bang’ and passengers thrown forward when train he was riding in...

croydon tram crash caused by driver falling asleep...

Investigators conclude operators failed to understand risk of vehicle overturning and to occupy...

kent train derailment: cow sighting response...

Signallers were aware of sighting an hour before Southeastern service hit cows final July,but did...

public v private: what next for the ownership of...

Nicola Shaw’s review,published next week, looks set to shake up the structure of railway ownership...

wales train strike causes new year chaos for...

24-hour walkout by Arriva Trains Wales drivers hits tens of thousands of people returning to work...

euston station upgrade risks years of misery, says...

Go-Ahead chief said £2.25bn redevelopment to accommodate HS2 could afflict commuters as much as...

kent commuters face long delays due to collapsing...

Services between Folkestone and Dover Priory have been stopped since cracks in the seawall close to...

christmas eve journeys hit by rail disruption...

Signalling problems,flooding and broken-down train cause worry for festive travellers [br]Christmas...

tony hills obituary

My friend Tony Hills,who has died aged 78, was the founder of the narrow-gauge Brecon Mountain...

number of uk train journeys has doubled since...

Rail Delivery Group says approximately 1.6bn passenger rail journeys were made in last 12 months,up...

people felt cut off: talk of reopening railway...

Residents of Okehampton welcome news that service that was discontinued as allotment of Beeching...

thousands of lizards delay controversial stuttgart...

Deutsche Bahn budgets €15m to relocate threatened sand and wall lizards as costs continue to grow...

govia thameslink wins injunction over gatwick...

Company secures high court ruling after Aslef members refused to drive longer trains on the Gatwick...

boxing day travellers frustrated by rail shutdown

Football fans and shoppers among those bemoaning lack of trains,as Network Rail carries out...

grayling misleading commons on east coast rail...

Transport secretary faces accusations after it emerged operator Stagecoach had been due to pay...

southern train conductors vote to strike over role...

RMT union say plan to turn conductors into onboard supervisors poses threat to jobs and public...

police intervene due to overcrowding on cornwall...

Officers put a question to customers to disembark from crammed Good Friday train as passengers...

eurotunnel services resume after overnight...

Freight and passenger services subject to long delays following overnight closure owing to repeated...

northern rail electrification to be unpaused

Upgrades to transpennine line and Midland mainline to be restarted with revised timetable after...

unions urge jeremy corbyn to pledge to speed up...

Labour leader could proceed further in his pledge to grasp back ownership of Britain’s rail...

train station toilets take millions every year

London Victoria tops the list of money-making railway toilet facilities,taking £2.3m over three...

virgin trains apologises for sexist response to...

Company tweets asking woman whether she would prefer to be called pet or love when she said manager...

police form human barriers at euston as flooding...

Heavy rain knocks out services between Rugby and Milton Keynes,causing severe overcrowding at London...

daniel andrews demands $4.5bn in federal cash for...

Victorian government releases revised trade case for project,with plans to build twin 9km tunnels...

government demands gender equality in transport...

Thousands of road and rail apprenticeship announced,with targets to be written into supplier...

french rail crash: children were on board test...

Rail firm says it will investigate why children were allowed on tall-speed train that derailed near...

ten dead in strasbourg train crash, reports say

Locomotive on fresh Paris-Strasbourg high-speed line left partly submerged in canal near German...

aftermath of high speed train crash in strasbourg...

Rescue workers attend at the scene where a high-speed TGV train derailed and crashed in a canal in...

second day of rail strikes this week set to...

Further industrial action by RMT union members to rob place on four franchises this week,with...

cost of great western mainline electrification...

Network Rail chief Mark Carne admits inadequate planning as public accounts committee bewails...

scotrail staff sent insulting rejection letters...

Hundreds of internal applicants for positions sent impersonal,boilerplate correspondence telling...

labour promises to renationalise english railways

Third of rail franchises could be brought into public hands by 2025 whether Jeremy Corbyn wins 2020...

samaritans and network rail initiative prevented...

Rail owner says courses in which charity trained rail industry staff to approach people in distress...

london overground goes 24 hour, joining night tube

Passengers will be able to travel between Dalston in east and unusual Cross Gate in the south...

southern and rmt to hold talks in attempt to end...

Talks will prefer residence between rail company and union on Friday following 24-hour walkout over...

mind the gap announcer phil sayer dies aged 62

Voiceover artist was heard on London’s tube network and railway stations across the countryThe man...

uk travellers face delays as easter getaway begins

Eurostar passengers undergo extra security checks with drivers heading for continent facing...

train delay refunds must be simpler to claim, says...

Rail regulator issues ruling after finding 80% of passengers did not claim on compensation to which...

rail franchising could shortchange taxpayers due...

Public accounts committee warns taxpayers may lose out because fewer companies are bidding to hurry...

blogger says flying via berlin was cheaper than...

Jordon Cox claims he saved cash via unorthodox route – but admits it’s not an environmentally...

england scotland rail disruption to continue until...

Replacement services and timetables to remain in status as engineers find that damage to key section...

train operators given new rules on communication...

Department for Transport draws up guidelines with Rail Delivery Group after complaints from Labour...

harry potter fans warned not to trespass on...

British Transport police say people are crossing the tracks to select pictures of the Glenfinnan...

london night tube plan suspended

Launch of 24-hour underground service,due on 12 September, deferred as talks between transport...

first class could be axed in next southeastern...

Department for Transport considers scrapping compartments in attempt to create more space on...

barrister who dodged rail fares into london for...

Peter Barnett given suspended sentence for failing to pay full fare for 655 days of Chiltern...

luton airport to replace bus transfers with £200m...

Link between airport and local train station set to make transfers to London faster than those from...

hundreds stranded after day of rail chaos...

Routes to London,Scotland and Manchester among those affected after incident between Birmingham and...

rail chaos across country after damage to wires...

Problems with overhead cables near city’s airport has hit services from as far absent as Edinburgh...

unions condemn giving spain £490m uk train...

RMT general secretary Mick Cash criticises Arriva’s decision to give contract to overseas company...

southern rail strikes cancelled and replaced with...

Conductors in dispute over driver-only trains were due to strike next week but will now stage...

london commuters told train delay was due to woman...

Southeastern trains looking into multiple reports of inappropriate PA announcement on trains from...

several people hurt as train hits buffers at...

Four people taken to hospital after Cambridge-to-London train had ‘low-speed collision with the...

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