World news | The Guardian2d ago
Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/ministers-tell-hs2-to-consider-slower-train-speeds-to-cut-costs #Hs2 #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #Politics #HeidiAlexander
Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/22/hs2-firm-says-new-steel-tariffs-will-exacerbate-cost-pressures-for-uk-construction-industry #ConstructionIndustry #Hs2 #SteelIndustry #Business #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #InternationalTrade #Infrastructure #BritishSteel #Tata #UsisraelWarOnIran #Economics
HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 17
Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/train-delays-compensation-claims-great-british-railways #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport
Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways

Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail body

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World news | The GuardianMar 6
Rail passengers warned over six-day Easter shutdown on west coast mainline https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/rail-passengers-warned-over-six-day-easter-shutdown-on-west-coast-mainline #RailIndustry #WestCoastMainline #Business #NetworkRail #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #Travel
Rail passengers warned over six-day Easter shutdown on west coast mainline

Engineering work means there will be no mainline services between London Euston and Milton Keynes from 3-8 April

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World news | The GuardianFeb 17
Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/british-steel-turkey-high-speed-rail-order #BritishSteel #SteelIndustry #ManufacturingSector #RailIndustry #Turkey #UkNews #Politics #Business #Lincolnshire
Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order

‘Eight-figure agreement’ made to supply new line between Ankara and İzmir – but questions over plant’s future remain

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World news | The GuardianFeb 8
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/08/government-on-track-to-lower-train-driver-minimum-age-to-18-in-great-britain #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Business #Transport #Politics #UkNews #TradeUnions #Labour
Government on track to lower train driver minimum age to 18 in Great Britain

Labour will introduce legislation this week for reduction from current age of 20 in effort to prevent big shortage

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World news | The GuardianFeb 4
Rail firm issues ‘do not travel’ alert after ‘multiple incidents’ across south-east England https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/04/rail-firm-issues-do-not-travel-alert-after-multiple-incidents-across-south-east-england #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #Business #UkNews #England
Rail firm issues ‘do not travel’ alert after ‘multiple incidents’ across south-east England

Signalling issue and train derailment in south London hits Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 2
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working? https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Business #Transport #UkNews #RailFares #Politics
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?

Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership

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World news | The GuardianJan 30
UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/30/uk-first-rapid-charging-battery-train #RailIndustry #RailTransport #London #England #UkNews #Transport #Business
UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend

Great Western Railway service recharges in three and a half minutes between trips on west London line

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World news | The GuardianJan 19
Two short but spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/19/hs2-tunnels-chilterns #Infrastructure #Hs2 #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #Politics #Investing #Business #Engineering #RailIndustry
Two short but spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineering

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