Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes

ABOVE: On June 2, 1980, 20066 hauls a coal train from Markam Colliery formed of mineral wagons and hoppers at Barrow Hill, having just come off the line from Hall Lane Junction and Seymour Junction. C

There’s no escaping it. The issue with charter trains, and why they cost so much to run, is the lack of decent, suitable and accessible rolling stock. There is also a definite lack of really nice coac

Thousands of bus replacements during key element of the Transpennine Route Upgrade

It’s the biggest upgrade of the Midlands rail network in the generation. But despite a recent government commitment, all is not what it seems. PETER PLISNER reports

Reduced services could continue for months. RAIL heads out on track to assess the scale of the challenge

CHRIS HOWE fires up the drone to take exclusive pictures of how the Midland Metro Extension programme is taking shape