Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs
ORR insists government resistance to private operators played no role in decision
Senior official in transport department calls on watchdog not to authorise multiple ‘open-access’ operations
Wednesday’s incident adds to delays caused after two people were struck by trains the previous day
Trains may also need to run at slower speeds initially in order to prevent years of additional testing, report says
Despite the loss of one of its rail franchises, company sees profit rise
Rail group seeks to attract corporate customers looking for alternatives to air travel
Chancellor lines up £113bn infrastructure investment package as part of next week’s government spending review
Journeying back to the golden age of English seaside holidays aboard the GWR sleeper from Paddington
Only around five of South Western Railway’s flagship new trains will be able to run after years of delay in their rollout
Financing, regulation and different rail systems mean potential competitors are years away from launching services
Unusually dry spring forces some operators to switch to diesel engines due to fire risk
Drivers stop work, causing disruption for more than 350,00 daily passengers
Labour grandee calls for increase in infrastructure spending in the north as mayors lobby for investment
French company’s high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe
FS Group chief Stefano Donnarumma says competing national interests undermine rail connectivity
Thousands of passengers affected as several train lines were delayed or suspended on Monday afternoon
Governments outline plan to encourage train companies to launch services that could cut journey time to five hours
Connections at speed are notoriously bad and a solution is not straightforward
More than £450mn went towards obtaining permission for road tunnel scheme
Trenitalia aims to beat rivals and break into cross-Channel high-speed market by 2029
Investors hope east London’s Silvertown Tunnel will be a model for future private finance initiative projects
London St Pancras Highspeed, the former HS1, aims to attract more train companies and encourage extra Eurostar services
Also in this week’s newsletter, regional disparities in the government’s ‘growth spending’
Deal loosens US control of train link at a time when Trump is seeking to ‘take back’ trade waterway
