There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

Challenges in UK rail electrification highlight the need for a strategic approach to decarbonize transport while ensuring ...

Siemens said that only 20-30% of the network would need to be electrified to use battery bi-mode trains. Credit: Siemens Mobility Siemens Mobility has claimed that battery technology should mean ...

A new footbridge was built at Giffnock station as part of the upgrade A quarter of the trains running on the newly-electrified £144m rail line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central will be diesel, ...

Here we round up the 10 fastest diesel locomotives ever.

With 99% of the South Wales Metro network now electrified, it is hoped big queues following major events in Cardiff will ...

Siemens Mobility estimates its new battery bi-mode trains could save Britain’s railways £3.5 billion and 12 million tonnes of CO2 over 35 years. The trains, which would be assembled at Siemens ...

The UK Government is failing to meet its own targets to decarbonise rail in the country, according to a new report published by the Railway Industry Association (RIA). The progress report, released on ...

A heritage railway has become the first heritage railway in the UK to take a Class 150 Sprinter Unit into its running fleet.