EXCLUSIVE: Research has revealed a string of incidents where hounds, horses and riders have ended up on or near tracks| Daily Mirror
A narrative history recounting experiences of New Zealand's worst railway accident, the Tangiwai disaster of Christmas Eve 1953.| Dr André Brett
Auckland's entire railway network is to be closed and rebuilt in stages. How did we get here?| Dr André Brett
Just got back from the public transport policy briefing. Amazing turnout. Thousands of planners holding documents and chanting "better things aren't possible". I jest—a bit.| Dr André Brett
New Zealand needs a major modal shift. It's time to summon a sense of purpose and invest in a bold vision for the future with rail at the forefront of transport planning.| Dr André Brett
Thanet Parkway station opened on 31 July 2023, and promptly broke quite a few people’s brains. I can remember my Twitter feed (as was) being awash with commentators deriding its appearance. E…| The Beauty of Transport
Andriy Khyzhniy is head of the Zaporizhzhia Territorial Trade Union Organisation of the Prydniprovska Railway – part of the Trade Union of Railway & Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine (TURU). Kateryna Izmailova is chair of TURU’s Youth Council. They spoke to Sacha Ismail and Chris Ford in June 2025. Translation by Vitaliy Dudin of Ukrainian … Continue reading Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Andriy Khyzhniy and Kateryna Izmailova| Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з У...
On 21 and 22 June 2025, the International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggles organised a meeting in Kyiv with representatives of several Ukrainian trade unions – including activists in rail union VPZU, affiliated to the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU). For more on solidarity with rail workers in Ukraine and a … Continue reading Discussion with rail worker trade unionists Vyacheslav Fedorenko and Oleksandr Skiba| Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з У...
The rail line linking Belgium’s port of Antwerp to Germany’s Ruhr region dates back to the 19th century but has fallen into disuse since World War II.| POLITICO
Finding your way around a Network Rail station is becoming another step easier. The publication of the most recent version of Network Rail’s Wayfinding design manual represents the latest ste…| The Beauty of Transport
Indian Railways has introduced the Amrit Bharat Express, a new train with modern design and bright orange-brown colors. These trains use aerodynamic engines| Infra Info Hub
Temperatures are rising and people are leaving on holiday. Here are our top 5 tips to stay cool and enjoy a sustainable summer holiday.| Consumer Corner
How the CMA’s new market study will apply our pro-growth and pro-investment approach to markets work.| competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk
The rolling stock will still be privately owned even when the railways are brought back in house| Bright Green
This article examines the history of a former Rhodesia Railways carriage in the Science Museum Group’s collection to ask what stories it can tell beyond the narrative of its return. The article argues that interpretation of the carriage since its repatriation has focused on the story of its return, while gaps in the knowledge of its operational life – including the experiences of passengers and the impacts of the railway’s labour hierarchy – have been overlooked.| Science Museum Group Journal
Many theories have been proposed for the mysterious, mile-long earthwork between Watford and Longhill Farms. Was it for a large gun, a railway test track, or perhaps an abandoned turnpike extension?| Goyt Valley
The ongoing high levels of rail traffic and major modernization of rail facilities at Tumangang indicates that the strategic relationship between North Korea and Russia continues to grow.| Beyond Parallel
One of the most enduringly popular articles on this website (at least in terms of clicks and re-posts) is a very early one, from 2013. It concerns the graphic identities created for Railtrack’…| The Beauty of Transport
Well then. At the end of the last article I promised to write about the stations on HS2 phase 1 assuming that I hadn’t been too enraged by the political fallout from hopefully soon-to-be-ex-prime minister Rishi Sunak’s cancellation of phase 2 of HS2. Reader, I have been enraged. I have had to have a very […]| The Beauty of Transport
In scale and speed of construction, Tianjin West seems almost impossible – especially when viewed from Britain. It is, therefore, the perfect embodiment of China’s high speed rail network, on which the station can be found. It is also, I am sorry to say, the antithesis of the development of high speed rail in Britain, […]| The Beauty of Transport
It is hard to overstate the impact Hackney Wick station makes on a visitor, as well as the unexpectedness of it doing so. Reopened in 2018 after a complete rebuild, it is one of the most photogenic small stations on the British rail network. Yet somehow, it seems to have slipped somewhat under the radar; […]| The Beauty of Transport
The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous public transport system is that the regard in which its phenomenal operational expertise is held can overshadow the architectural successes it also demonstrates. Even when transport architecture does enter consideration, thanks to Switzerland’s reputation for scenic delights it can be hard to shift the mental picture […]| The Beauty of Transport
Some stations are born parkways, some achieve parkway status, while yet others have parkway status thrust upon them. Such is the explanation for an arrival at Port Talbot Parkway being such a strange experience. As passengers step out of their trains they find themselves definitely somewhere. This is in stark contrast to many parkway stations […]| The Beauty of Transport
It takes some strange mixture of bravery, confidence, and the thickest of skins to take on the job of redesigning a national icon. Once again, the rail industry’s “double arrow”, …| The Beauty of Transport
Satellite images of the NK-China border indicate that trade between the two countries is gradually recovering to pre-pandemic levels. However, this restoration of trade was upended when unusually heavy rains struck the area in late July.| Beyond Parallel
Imagery analysis between February and July 2024 shows a new railcar traffic pattern at the Russia-North Korea border.| Beyond Parallel
I’ve probably written enough recently about the scale of LEGO trains, so my only nod in that direction here will be to note from the outset that LEGO track elements, and even the best LEGO-compatib…| transponderings
Once more returning to the theme of sleepers (or ties) on LEGO track (see The art of LEGO railway track), I wondered whether I could make a passable representation of modern concrete sleepers, whic…| transponderings
This is a follow-up to my post a couple of weeks ago, The art of LEGO railway track. I’m coming back to the topic because I had a small problem with a platform I’d built (from a Blue Brixx set) – i…| transponderings
[2024-03-14: I’ve since written a longer and nerdier post on this topic, which calls into question the decisions I made here.] For me the most satisfying LEGO models manage to capture the essence o…| transponderings
A few weeks after the Kim-Putin summit, satellite imagery show an unprecedented level of rail traffic at the DPRK-Russia border.| Beyond Parallel