Two carriages of a freight train derailed Friday near Dunbar in eastern Scotland, but there were no reports of injuries, rail infrastructure firm Railtrack said. One carriage derailed totally ...

Yet there is no doubt about rail’s fundamental strengths for fast freight. Trains used to be the default means of delivering time-critical items such as letters and newspapers. Even though ...

You may have heard Chancellor Rachel Reeves saying the other day that “the world has changed” and more cuts are coming on top of the ...

Ross Moran, Network Rail Scotland route director ... The aims are to increase capacity for more passenger and freight trains and to accelerate journeys. Instead of just the usual weekend and ...

“The West Coast Main Line is a crucial Anglo-Scottish railway for both passengers and freight so keeping it in the best condition for trains to run smoothly and on time is our top priority.

The Caledonian Sleeper is the UK's most famous overnight train, with similar London-to-Scotland services dating back to 1873. I had the chance to try it out on a work trip to Edinburgh ...

Network Rail said the work on the West Coast Main Line was necessary to “improve future journeys for passengers and freight ... replace trains between Dumfries and Carlisle. Proposed strike action by ...

The transportation of containerised goods via freight trains across the country declined by more than 9 percent year-on-year in the fiscal year 2023-24 due to a shortage of locomotives and railway ...