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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

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

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

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.

By January 9, Crossrail tunnel boring machines had dug a total of 28km (171/2 miles), making almost two-thirds of the total tunnelling now complete

JAPANESE train builder Hitachi is to design, build and maintain up to 1,400 coaches in a £7.5 billion deal with the Department for Transport.

The government’s much-criticised Intercity Express Programme (IEP) of new long-distance trains is emerging as the key to electrifying lines.