Everyone in the rail industry is talking about a little battery-powered train running between West Ealing and Greenford.

Siemens said that only 20-30% of the network would need to be electrified to use battery bi-mode trains. Credit: Siemens Mobility Siemens Mobility has claimed that battery technology should mean ...

The UK Government has announced plans to phase-out the usage of diesel-only trains by 2040 as part of an initiative to reduce carbon emissions. UK Railway Minister Jo Johnson is expected to make a ...

If you were to visit a railway almost anywhere in the world, you would find that unless it was in some way running heritage trains, the locomotives would bear a similarity to each other. Electric ...

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 ...

The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in Essex is holding a special Diesel Days event on Sunday, 15th and Wednesday, 18th February.

A treasure trove of railway memorabilia can be found just east of York. MATT CLARK spent a day with the volunteers who keep it on track. PUFFS of acrid smoke drift into the sky above Murton as Vince ...