The first phase of the scheme is expected to create nearly 13,000 jobs A LONG-LOST rail link could soon return as part of a major rail investment that promises new jobs and better connections across ...

Rather than just improving services from Hereford to London via Birmingham, as proposed in the plan, "it would be more ...

Rob Bell explores the lost landscapes and infrastructure of some of Britain's former railway lines. From the 1960's the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain's rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell ...

Plans for a direct rail route between Swindon and Birmingham after more than 20 years have been unveiled. The scheme could deliver more than two million extra seats per year for passengers between ...

Rob Bell seeks out the lost railway from Elgin to Portsoy, a line which served the fishing and whisky industries so vital to the local communities. The track bed to the 'Scottish Riviera' of ...

Professor Paul Plummer has previously worked in the railway and receives funding for research from parts of the railway. Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to ...

A LONG-LOST rail link could soon return as part of a major rail investment that promises new jobs and better connections across the country. The service, which runs between Swindon and Birmingham, is ...