Rail engineering

Listen to this article Britain’s railways have an enviable safety record but reports of incidents and near misses show there

Listen to this article On 20 February, the Government published its Draft Rail Reform Bill. This proposes the creation a

ers yesterday (Tuesday 20 February) put forward their plan for the future of the railways, publishing a draft Rail Reform

Our editorial recently posed the question “Where’s the plan?” in respect of train procurement. Five thousand vehicles were ordered between

Rail Engineer is saddened to hear of the passing of Tom O’Connor, founder and owner of Rail Media, which publishes

Three months on from the decision to cancel HS2, three parliamentary committee hearings provided further information on how this decision

The West Coast Main Line (WMCL) is arguably the most important long-distance railway trunk route in Britain. The line was

Graeme Bickerdike offers his personal reflections on the efforts of campaigners to ensure the social value of legacy railway structures

The completion of the £30 million restoration of North Wales’ iconic Barmouth Viaduct was celebrated on 8 December, marking the

Since 2005, the Rail Accident Investigation Board (RAIB) has investigated around 50 freight derailments and other accidents such as track