Rail articles

Report suggests including performance metrics for carbon, water and waste in rail franchise contracts

14 Feb 2013

Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett argues the government should improve "Slow Speed 1" regional lines before throwing its cash at High Speed 2

06 Feb 2013

David Cameron calls high-speed rail link an "engine for growth" that will reinvigorate regional economies

28 Jan 2013

Study suggests bigger than expected carbon savings can be realised by ensuring freed up rail capacity is used for freight

11 Jan 2013

Programme of investments should see 170,000 extra seats, while slashing the carbon footprint of UK's railways

08 Jan 2013

Season ticket prices increase by an average of 4.2 per cent from today, prompting protests from campaigners

02 Jan 2013

Supermarket says new link to South Wales will cut CO2 by 60 per cent compared to road haulage

15 Oct 2012

Solar PV cells embedded in new glass roof could provide 10 per cent of station's electricity

01 Oct 2012

Extending high-speed rail beyond Birmingham would increase emissions benefits fourfold, but savings dependent on a green energy system

20 Sep 2012

Will Nichols reveals how the Swedish capital is awash with advanced green technologies that authorities hope will render it carbon neutral by 2050

11 Sep 2012

Will Nichols finds out how a building heated by tapping into a Swedish subway station has sold for €200m

06 Sep 2012

The government talks the talk, but has a lot of work to do to catch up with Europe, argues Will Nichols

31 Aug 2012

Think tank IPPR says war on motorists is a "myth" as fare rises vastly outweigh increases in the cost of car ownership

23 Aug 2012

Inflation update raises prospect of 6.2 per cent increase to rail fares, as transport secretary hints at move to hold down price hikes

14 Aug 2012

Nick Clegg says government's £9.4bn programme of upgrades offers greener alternatives to cars and planes

16 Jul 2012