Dirty Britain
- Published Wed 28 of Jan, 2004 15:04 GMT - (10710 Reads)Britain's bad environmental record is revealed in a sustainability index.
East-West
- Published Sun 25 of Jan, 2004 21:41 GMT - (11866 Reads)Leisure becomes a threat to essential rail link
Railway winner
- Published Sun 25 of Jan, 2004 17:27 GMT - (5189 Reads)A preserved railway has been named the Railway of the Year in a tourist guide.
Rail pioneers
- Published Sat 24 of Jan, 2004 17:59 GMT - (4865 Reads)Supermarkets are beginning to switch freight from road to rail.
BBC appeal
- Published Sat 17 of Jan, 2004 23:39 GMT - (4107 Reads)BBC Radio 4 is making a programme about the blizzard which brought trains to a stop last year.
Blair shambles
- Published Tue 13 of Jan, 2004 11:08 GMT - (11595 Reads)New Labour has failed to sort out the mess on the railways caused by privatisation, an economics expert warns.
Danes in Kent
- Published Fri 09 of Jan, 2004 11:28 GMT - (17504 Reads)High-speed rail services in Kent could in future be run by Danish State Railways.
Rail to rescue
- Published Thu 08 of Jan, 2004 11:27 GMT - (3998 Reads)A new light rail system should bring some relief to the polluted city of Houston, Texas.
Killers on road
- Published Sat 27 of Dec, 2003 20:26 GMT - (9517 Reads)A survey by road safety campaign group BRAKE has found that 62% are concerned about speeding drivers putting their children at risk.
Brum shake-up
- Published Fri 26 of Dec, 2003 12:07 GMT - (11150 Reads)Trains will be switched from Birmingham's overcrowded New Street station to Snow Hill to improve reliability and punctuality
India-Pakistan rail
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 23:21 GMT - (2923 Reads)Rail links between India and Pakistan are to be restored after a two-year gap.
£100m extra for rail
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 23:02 GMT - (3211 Reads)Polish government backs down on planned railway cuts after workers block the tracks
TGV boost
- Published Fri 19 of Dec, 2003 20:02 GMT - (3434 Reads)The French TGV network is to be expanded as part of a £14billion infrastructure plan
Cornwall rail boost
- Published Tue 09 of Dec, 2003 23:22 GMT - (3767 Reads)The Cornish main line is to be expanded by doubling nearly eight miles of single track.
Privatisation blues
- Published Fri 07 of Nov, 2003 23:53 GMT - (3080 Reads)In 10 years, rail privatisation has increased the public cost of supporting the railway by almost three times.
Rail freight shuttle
- Published Fri 07 of Nov, 2003 20:30 GMT - (3736 Reads)An Anglo-Scottish rail freight shuttle will aim to take lorries of Briatin's congested roa network.
Strike to save rail
- Published Wed 22 of Oct, 2003 13:21 BST - (2925 Reads)Rail workers in Poland are planning to strike next month, calling for more investment in the railway.
Strike to halt cuts
- Published Tue 21 of Oct, 2003 21:52 BST - (3048 Reads)Polish railway workers plan to strike next month to defend their industry from cuts. They are demanding proper investment in the railway.
Quieter trains
- Published Sun 19 of Oct, 2003 23:57 BST - (3254 Reads)Freight trains set to become quieter thanks to technological advances approved this week.
Overcrowding
- Published Wed 15 of Oct, 2003 21:23 BST - (3165 Reads)Overcrowding on trains is bad and likely to get worse, MPs warned.