All news on the topic: Railways

A railway company has been penalised £1 million after a woman lost her life when a tree branch struck her as she leaned out of an open train window

Several platforms have been evacuated at the UK’s fourth-biggest railway station after a fire was found.

British Transport Police ‘exposed to a substance believed to be alkaline’ at railway station

Andrew Cowell managed to embark on a trip across England and Wales without spending more than £365 on travel and accommodation by cleverly using the £2 bus fare cap

About 200 people were onboard a train to Budapest when it crashed into a local bus in south Slovakia, leaving seven dead and five injured - none of the deaths were onboard the train

England fans hoping to drink full-strength beer at their Euro 2024 last 16 game in Gelesenkirchen this weekend have been left disappointed after UEFA performed a U-turn

Social security, gay rights, abortion, divorce, civil partnerships, the abolition of capital punishment... the list of what a massive Labour majority can achieve means it's something only the Tories are frightened of

Pop star Taylor Swift is brining her Eras Tour to London's Wembley Stadium this weekend, yet fans have been warned about travel chaos as a major transport update has been issued

Daniel Timothy, 31, and Jordan Brook, 36, were left with cut eye sockets, scars and swollen faces following the 'frightening' assault outside Blackburn Train Station on Tuesday night

Season tickets accounted for 13% of the 1.6 billion journeys made on Britain's railways in the year up to March end

Retailers say the price differences reflect higher operating costs - but experts say its more to do with having a captive market as you have little choice once you arrive at the transport hubs

Derek Burwell, 84, created the 272-yard line around the edge of his 40ft-wide garden at his home. It had always been a life-long dream of his since falling in love with trains as a child

Labour leader Keir Starmer told voters 'if you want change, you have to vote for change and that means voting Labour' as he unveiled his party's General Election manifesto

Jonathan Collins and Neil Moon were found dead at the Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, as police have now announced two companies face court over their mysterious deaths

Labour's Keir Starmer will vow to get the country building and offer parents better childcare as he pledges to kickstart the economy at his General Election manifesto launch

Paul Cockerton takes the luxury Ghan - a mile-long train cutting through the heart of Australia for three nights and four days, with his adventure beginning in the swampy, steamy Darwin, Australia’s hottest city

As rail users continue to be hit with some of the highest fares in Europe, bosses at Network Rail have been spent almost £250k last year on flights despite boosting trains as a greener travel option

Stuart Robertson wished his wife Dawn would 'shut up' after she claimed his son was not his, before strangling her and telling police officers that he had killed his wife

Southend-on-Sea in Essex was once part of the London Underground network and is now set to be one of the most expensive places to live in the UK, according to recent research

Although it may not have a beach, Grange-over-Sands has plenty to offer visitors who are looking for a peaceful and historic coastal retreat with its impressive collection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture

There was once something known as the dignity of labour – but sadly those days are long gone now

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch visited the company's headquarters in Scunthorpe where the overwhelming majority of Britain's rail tracks are made

Railway bosses who own the UK's 'rolling stock' have existed since the Tories' controversial privatisation of British Rail in the 1990s – but is this system really working for every day Brits?

Members of the Aslef union are staging fresh walkouts in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, accusing the Government of giving up resolving the crisis

An elderly man fell as he was making his way across a level crossing in Hull, East Yorkshire, sparking a frantic rescue operation as people feared a train was rapidly approaching