Rail

Bombardier joint venture to deliver trains boasting a top speed of 380km per hour from 2012

Investment package to create 10 cycle hubs at major rail stations and provide 10,000 extra secure cycle parking spaces

Proposed high-speed line would connect London with the Midlands, North West and Scotland by 2020

Government-commissioned study calculates that carbon emissions resulting from building and operating high-speed rail link mean domestic flights could be greener on some routes

Europe's high-speed rail giant, SNCF, predicts domestic air travel in UK could lose millions of passengers to a 250mph train service

Replacing plane journeys with ultra-fast train services 'manifestly in the public interest', transport secretary says

London to Cardiff line expected to be first new route in nearly 20 years to be electrified

New low-carbon transport strategy also confirms electric car incentive scheme will cover plug-in hybrids

Lord Adonis commits to high-speed rail network capable of ending UK domestic flights

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen.com ahead of this week's International Transport Forum in Leipzig, transport secretary Geoff Hoon pledges to make the case for tighter controls on aviation and shipping emissions