Engineering

Andy Comfort discovers how volunteers are working with a train operator to promote and improve a Yorkshire line.

Chris Howe reports on problems that have been affecting services between Wrexham and Bidston.

The agenda for Rail Live's seminar theatres includes talking points about a host of pressing industry concerns, with insights from attending experts.

Last year, Alstom’s Litchurch Lane train building factory almost shut down. One year on, Peter Plisner returns to the factory.

Out of sight in the London clay, engineers have built a five-mile tunnel for HS2. Tom Edwards goes underground.

Northern’s principal maintenance depot has a rich history, and is playing its part in the railway’s future as well. Paul Bigland is given an extensive tour.

The lengthy and ongoing closure of Botley Road in Oxford to enable rail bridge replacement works continues to anger residents. But what exactly does the project entail, and how has work progressed? Chis Howe reviews the story so far.

In our latest extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025, we turn our attention to the track.

Rammell’s extraordinary Pneumatic Railway - and the other offbeat propulsion methods that have been tried since.

In his latest tribute to Britain’s railway infrastructure, Dr Joseph Brenann travels to Cornwall to honour the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel.