Rail

Rail electrification would bring many benefits and doesn't have to be expensive, argues Lib Dem transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson

Prime Minister concedes costs have spiralled but argues 'poor management has not detracted from the fundamental value of the project'

Channel Tunnel service claims CO2 from new direct high-speed rail link between UK and Dutch capitals is 80 per cent lower than flight

Firm to double number of offset flights and invest $50m in sustainable aviation fuels over next decade, as BA promises to review controversial fueling practice

Koji Agatsuma, engineering director at Hitachi Rail Europe, argues battery trains could offer the UK a flexible, no-regrets transition to a net zero rail network

Tie-up will see first battery-powered trains hit the UK in a boost to government efforts to deliver greener rail travel

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tells MPs full London-Birmingham services will not begin until 2031

Demonstrator project will explore whether solar can directly supply power to railways' traction systems

Move calls into question whether the controversial £50bn infrastructure project will go ahead

BREAKING: Following outcry over yesterday's announcement that Britain would leave EU-wide rail pass scheme, Britain's rail industry changes course