The age of the high-speed train

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

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

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

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?

Even in a year when the history of rail takes centre stage, new routes and trains never stop. We take a look at some of the most exciting on the horizon…

This week’s dream: the romance of the night train ...