The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Japanese company Hitachi's new intercity trains have passed the UK Department for Transport (DfT) tests for integration with its digital technology. The Class 800s trains were found to be compatible ...

LNER has provided a first look at its brand-new fleet of 10 intercity trains, which officially carries the name Serenza.

UK rail operator Great Western Railway's first Intercity Express Train has begun operating in the country. UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling travelled from Bristol Temple Meads to London ...

Blaze hits Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground and Southern services ...

Rail passengers face disruption across the first weekend of November as two key stretches of intercity line are closed for engineering work. The East Coast Main Line will be closed in Yorkshire ...

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains (comprising Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing Investments) signed the contract for the DfT’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and confirmed ...

Despite the saga of the Advanced Passenger Train, British Rail tilting train technology has influenced rail networks across the world, argues GARETH DENNIS ...