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The franchisee that will take over ScotRail on April 1 2015 will “underpin Scotland”, according to Transport Scotland Commercial Director Bill Reeve

An order for 250 new generation Tube trains is expected to be worth between £1 billion and £2.5bn

Construction of the first of 70 new AT200 electric multiple units will start next Spring, after Hitachi won a deal to supply 234 EMU vehicles for ScotRail.

Rail fares for 2015 have been frozen in real terms, following an announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George

The opening or re-opening of several lines on the Merseyrail network is among proposals put forward in Merseytravel’s Long-Term Rail Strategy.

London Underground has begun its search for a supplier for 68 additional trains.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has begun consulting on a £200 billion transport plan.

The rail sector contributes £9.3 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new report published by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).

New Bombardier S-Stock trains entered service on the London Underground District Line’s Ealing Broadway branch on June 13.

RICHARD CLINNICK catalogues the projects and schemes transforming rail services north of the border