BRITISH company Positive Traction has completed two weeks of trials with its prototype O8e shunting locomotive ... in Britain for operations on an internal or industrial rail network. Conversion of ...

Comprised of 180 overseas fans of Japanese rail lines primarily from Europe and the United States, the society was formed in Britain in 1991 to share the little-known attractions of Japan’s ...

The modernisation of the UK’s railways ... as possible Train providers should be teaching drivers to remove their foot from the accelerator as quickly as possible when travelling downhill – or ...

UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy struck an upbeat tone in his keynote address at the Railway Industry Association’s annual conference on November 6, promising ‘a new start for rail’ and confirming ...

One idea of Barney’s, to render the BR symbol as a supergraphic device, was perhaps a bit too exciting for British Rail. “The first designs I did for putting the symbol on a train,” he recalls, “I had ...

The victim, Arun Kumar (35), a resident of Dalsinghsarai in Samastipur district was preparing the couplings of the parcel van ...

Reaction Engines, the British hypersonic aviation pioneer, has crashed into administration after weeks of talks with potential backers failed to result in a rescue deal. Sky News has learnt that ...

The engine of a train is attached to the carriages using a system called coupling. This ensures that the engine and carriages stay securely connected. Tap to read in detail.

British Steel has opened a £10m rail stocking facility in Scunthorpe - the largest of its kind in the country. British Steel is the UK’s only manufacturer of rail. The new hub is at its ...