New signalling to transform busy lewisham routes

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

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

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

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

A vital HS2 bridge over Birmingham’s Lawley Middleway ...

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