Policy - Page 12

The Scottish Government is moving forward with plans to buy new trains for the nation’s InterCity services.

Northern Trains has announced the appointment of Chris Clarke as its new head of operational delivery in the North West.

A popular version of the Tube map has been updated by its designer, Maxwell Roberts after a decade.

Ireland’s All-Island Strategic Rail Review has ambitious designs to transform and develop the countries’ rail network. Philip Haigh examines the facts and figures.

The government is walking a financial tightrope, says Howard Johnston.

In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have waived track access charges for new freight flows the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.

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

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.

Transport for London is launching a new campaign to tackle violence and aggression against its staff, based on the message ‘Abuse has consequences’.

‘Reversing Beeching’ was precisely the sort of gimmicky performative government style that helped discredit the Conservative brand, says Christian Wolmar.