Network Rail hit by £1bn funding cut
Britain’s rail infrastructure budget has been cut by £1 billion following the Chancellor’s Spending Review.
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Aberdeen’s new expanded harbour to begin opening by end of next year
Harbour chiefs in Aberdeen have confirmed the city's new expanded harbour is set to begin opening by the end of next year.
Network Rail safety failings contributed to track worker deaths – report
Network Rail’s long-term failure to improve safety was an underlying factor in the deaths of two track workers in South Wales, an investigation has found.
Wavewalker helps construct sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway and town
Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
Britain’s most-bashed railway bridge revealed
A railway bridge in Leicestershire has been named the most-bashed in Britain after being hit an average of twice per month.
ScotRail confirms Stonehaven to Dundee line will reopen tomorrow
The rail line between Stonehaven and Dundee will reopen tomorrow following the train derailment which killed three people.
Rail line between Aberdeen and Dundee to reopen following train derailment
The rail line that was the site of a train derailment that killed three people near Stonehaven will reopen next week.
Viewers praise TV campaign highlighting abuse of customer-facing workers
Viewers have praised a video campaign highlighting the abuse suffered by customer-facing workers as “powerful” and “important”.
Track repairs under way at Stonehaven crash site
Work has started to repair the track at the site of the tragic Stonehaven rail crash.
Aberdeenshire railway station reopens 56 years after closure
An Aberdeenshire railway station has reopened after being closed for 56 years.
Trains return to north-east town for first time in 50 years
Trains returned to a north-east town for the first time in more than 50 years this morning.
Car on train line causes rail diversion
Trains have been diverted in and out of Stirling railway station after a car landed on the tracks.
Rail services set for return to town after almost 60 years
Rail services will return to an Aberdeenshire town for the first time in almost 60 years next week.
Aberdeen City Council launch search for pipe project contractor
Aberdeen City Council is looking for a firm to supply a system to install pipes underneath a railway track.
Rescue workers praised as north-east train crash site handed back to Network Rail
The work of rescuers at last month's fatal north-east train crash has been praised as police handed control of the site back to Network Rail.
Final train carriages removed from Stonehaven derailment site
The last of the carriages has been removed from the scene of last month’s tragic derailment near Stonehaven.
Councillors calls for significant upgrades to north-east transport network
As well significant changes to key roads, including the A90 at Toll of Birness, the route between Peterhead and Fraserburgh, one councillor has called for a new rail line to reconnect Aberdeen, Ellon and Peterhead.
Landslip closes section of West Highland rail line
A landslip in Argyll has closed a section of railway line.
Video: Work to clear scene of Stonehaven train derailment continues
The operation to remove all four of the carriages and two power cars is expected to take several days, depending on weather conditions.
Interim report into Stonehaven train tragedy published by Network Rail
An interim report into the Stonehaven train tragedy has been published today by Network Rail.
Derailed train carriages to be lifted from track near Stonehaven
Work to reopen the railway at Stonehaven is to begin this week after a fatal train derailment on the line.
Work to remove derailed train at Stonehaven to start this week
Work to reopen the railway line at Stonehaven will begin this week.
Network Rail report into resilience of UK’s railway ‘to be published shortly’
Last month the UK's Transport Secretary Grant Shapps ordered Network Rail to carry out an immediate “resilience review” into areas affected by storms following the fatal train derailment near Stonehaven.
New road to be built to help recover train following north-east derailment
Work is under way to build a temporary road across the Aberdeenshire farmland to allow recovery of the train involved in this month's fatal derailment.
Network Rail launches new severe weather task force following Stonehaven train crash
Network Rail has launched two independent task forces to help it improve its response to severe weather and its management of cuttings and embankments, following the Stonehaven crash.
Trade union chief raises concerns over Stonehaven train derailment
The head of a transport trade union has written to the Rail Accident and Investigation Branch (RAIB) to “raise concerns” relating to the fatal train derailment near Stonehaven.
Joe Swash reads Thomas the Tank Engine story in rail safety campaign
Dancing On Ice champion Joe Swash has partnered with Network Rail and Thomas And Friends for a campaign to teach children about rail safety.
All six patients discharged from hospital after Stonehaven train derailment
All six patients have now been discharged from hospital following last week's fatal train derailment.
Scottish Transport Secretary: ‘Still too early’ to identify ‘exact causes’ behind Stonehaven rail tragedy
Michael Matheson has said it is "still too early" to determine the "exact causes" of the Stonehaven rail crash, which claimed the lives of three men.
Investigation into north-east train crash continues
A probe into the train accident is continuing at the scene with staff from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) examining debris.