A new weapon in railway’s war on weeds

GARY ESSEX reports on how the Severn Valley Railway is developing ways to link with the heritage sector with today’s main line railway

After a chance encounter with a laser-cut depot kit, Paul Gosden set about building a fictional contemporary engineering facility, where green technology is embraced.

At the heart of the Great Western Main Line, work is under way on a project that will form part of the government’s mission of reshaping how Britain’s railways are run. RICHARD WILCOCK learns more from DARYN MCCOMBE, the man leading the project

What a vision: Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire, which exemplifies ...

Network Rail plans to introduce new drones this year that can fly beyond the line of sight of an operator. PAUL CLIFTON finds out why that could revolutionise the way the railway is managed

It’s hard enough getting Wi-Fi to work reliably in a two-bedroom flat, let alone a field containing thousands of smartphone-wielding festival-goers or a train belting through the British countryside.