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A luxury high-speed train between two major European cities puts the UK’s creaking rail network to shame.

A trip to tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens, London Zoo and Westminster Abbey have all become a lot more expensive in real terms in the past 50 years

Strikes could be held by members at South Western Railway in a dispute about the "imposition" of changed working times

Employees in Coventry and Birmingham are going on strike next week. Their claim is for £15 an hour and recognition of their union, the GMB. I wish them well, says Paul Routledge

The online ticketing platform told investors that group net ticket sales increased by 22% to £5.3 billion over the year to February 29

Passengers have faced unprecedented rates of cancellations, massively overcrowded trains and dirty or substandard services - so what are your rights and how can you save money?

Neil Hughes, 62, took planes, trains and automobiles to get from his home on the west coast of Scotland to Stourbridge in the West Midlands - and he didn't regret a second of it

Neil Hughes, 62, literally took planes, trains and automobiles to get from his home on the west coast of Scotland to Stourbridge in the West Midlands

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts are in place after huge rainfall this morning which has caused rivers to burst their banks amid fears for homes and businesses across the UK

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visited the site on Monday and said the investment was 'big boost' for the manufacturing sector

Jeremy Hunt's Budget on Wednesday will bore the pants off you, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what you'll miss

Brits will experience a stark increase in rail fares from this weekend following 18 months of travel disruption across the country - campaigners have warned the damaging affects on commuters

The rail fare increase increase will be applied to regulated tickets, such as season, anytime day, off-peak and super off-peak - here is everything you need to know

Horror on London's Elizabeth Line after a man died at Harold Wood railway station in Romford as British Transport Police confirmed a person has been arrested and remains in custody

Garry Irvine looks after the historic 23ft Harbour Light Tower on the River Forth in Scotland. It was first built back in 1817 but is still in working order today

TV star Sheridan Smith is back on stage in the West End in a new production of Opening Night - which she says is helping her erase the past trauma caused by 2016's Funny Girl

The North Norfolk Railway, also known as the Poppy Line, travels from Sheringham to Holt in East Anglia and is a "great day out" which offers "wonderful coastal views"

In fact, only a fifth have heard of Richard Trevithick - and just 14% are aware that he played a key role in designing the world's first steam-powered locomotive

When the River Colne Viaduct opens, trains will be able to travel up to 200mph and will cross the entire viaduct in just 40 seconds as part of the HS2 project

The Bernina Express is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site railway which runs between Chur or Davos/St. Moritz in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy, traversing the Bernina Pass

World War II PoW Jack Jennings lived for almost half a century without speaking of the horrors he witnessed on the Thai-Burma 'death railway' where 12,000 people died

A new strategy calls for a new contractual model which switches decision-making from Whitehall to operators

The 'reckless' behaviour has been condemned by National Rail who says that the dog walker had just 'seconds to spare' before disaster would have struck in Worcestershire

Commuters can find out how badly their station ranks for late trains in a list that also takes into consideration how busy they are with the number of passengers who travel each day

The future of Old Trafford remains up in the air, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe yet to make a decision over whether Manchester United's stadium needs to be renovated or entirely rebuilt