The government has officially committed to building a new high-speed railway line between Birmingham and Manchester. Yes, that’s pretty much what was promised in the HS2 plans that were ...

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

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

At the 'Train Zero' lab in the United Kingdom, engineers test systems like signal and speed using simulation. View on ...