Tarmac lifeline

HS2… Northern Powerhouse Rail… an “Elizabeth line for the North”. Why is more not being made of the Transpennine Route Upgrade’s potential to improve the region’s rail services?

GARETH DENNIS imagines how railways will look over the next four decades, after DAVID STUBBINGS starts with this decade‘s reforms

Digital technologies have changed our work and leisure lives. They’re also making our railway safer, cheaper, more efficient, and generally bigger and better.

During this year’s scorching summer, I ended many of my rides with a dip in a small, long-neglected harbour near where I live. Occasionally I had to compete for space with fishermen who chose to cast

PAUL CLIFTON looks at the step-change in digital communications promised for rail passengers

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