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The way in which rail schemes are financially assessed could change.

Accessibility for people with disabilities has been improved after years of complaints at Totton station near Southampton.

Industry heavyweight Juergen Maier CBE has unveiled a bold vision for the future of the UK's rail and urban transport infrastructure, urging a radical overhaul to create a more connected, affordable, and high-capacity network.

Gary Essex reports on the courage and dedication shown by Ukraine’s railway workers, as they defy life-threatening conditions to keep the country’s rail network operational.

The rail user group for South Western Railway’s Salisbury- Exeter route has branded services as “disastrous” following a big rise in the number of short-formation trains.

On Sunday 25 August, the first long-distance train will test newly installed in-cab signalling at high speed on the East Coast Main Line between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin.

Engineering giant AtkinsRéalis has secured a major contract to modernise the signalling and telecommunications infrastructure on thousands of miles of railway track in the East of England.

Network Rail has completed the first phase of a major bridge replacement project in Hackney, East London.

HS2 contractors have completed two significant bridge projects at Saltley, Birmingham, and Balsall Common near Solihull.

Irish planning body An Bord Pleanála has approved an extension of Dublin’s DART network.