UK rail operator Great Western Railway's first Intercity Express Train has begun operating in the country. UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling travelled from Bristol Temple Meads to London ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Railway system supplier Hitachi has unveiled one of the three pre-series Class 800 intercity train sets being built for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) of UK’s Department for Transport (DfT).

Rail passengers face disruption across the first weekend of November as two key stretches of intercity line are closed for engineering work. The East Coast Main Line will be closed in Yorkshire ...

How do Britain’s rail fares compare with train ticket prices in Europe? - Exclusive: As regulated rail fares in England are ...

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...