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railways

Why UK railways can't deal with heatwaves - and what might help

Rail

Why UK railways can't deal with heatwaves - and what might help

The UK rail industry struggles to create tracks that can cope with both high and low temperatures, according to Brunel University London's Kangkang Tang

clock 27 July 2022 • 4 min read
Reports: Treasury shelves £30bn plan to electrify UK railways over cost concerns

Rail

Reports: Treasury shelves £30bn plan to electrify UK railways over cost concerns

Clean transport advocates point out £30bn price tag for railway electrification is in the same ball park as budget for road building

clock 13 December 2021 • 4 min read

Transport

Diesel-fuelled UK rail investment plans condemned as 'missed opportunity'

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced £794m investment package over the weekend in two rail routes that closed 50 years ago, but campaigners have criticised the plans for relying on diesel engines

clock 26 January 2021 • 2 min read

Rail

Backtracking: More rail projects awarded funding through Beeching cuts reversal programme

Department for Transport announces second round of winners from the 'ideas fund' for its Restoring Your Railway Fund, geared at resuscitating mothballed railway lines and stations

clock 27 November 2020 • 2 min read

Politics

Nicola Sturgeon makes climate change the 'centrepiece' of Scotland's government programme

Huge range of announcements promise cash and policy boost for green transport, heating, finance, aviation, and skills

clock 03 September 2019 • 3 min read
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