‘Zanzibar was the genesis of the Goan migration to British East Africa’: Historian Selma Carvalho

While the history of the South Asian diaspora readily maps on to the contours of the British empire, this is not the full ...
Politico Europe

Conservative ex-mayor Andy Street in the running to oversee Britain’s nationalized railways

LONDON — Conservative former mayor Andy Street is in the running to oversee Britain’s nationalized railways, three people with knowledge of the process told POLITICO. The three people all described ...
Arabian Business

Etihad Rail map: The UAE’s 10 major stations revealed after launch

Etihad Rail has confirmed that the passenger network will connect a total of 11 cities and key hubs across the country. With Abu Dhabi station already in service, 10 other major stations define the ...
BBC

Ex-rail minister hopeful of alternative HS2 plans

Andy Burnham has said he wants to reinstate the northern leg of HS2 if he becomes prime minister A former Conservative minister said he was hopeful a high speed rail link between Birmingham and ...
ITV

First passengers use new £250m Cambridge South station after months of delays

Cambridge South is expected to welcome 1.8 million passengers each year as the Government’s public ownership programme gathers steam Credit: ITV News Anglia The first Great British Railways branded ...
UK Defence Journal

British forces now half the size they were in 1980s say SNP

The UK’s armed forces are now less than half the size they were in the 1980s, following decades of reductions under successive Labour and Conservative governments, according to the SNP. The party was ...
LBC

Can Great British Railways survive a heatwave?

It is an important milestone for Labour's plans to bring Britain's railways under public ownership, and the first visible sign of what Great British Railways will become. The timing is uniquely ...
i

Is Great British Railways the most expensive paint job in history?

Most trains on the departure board are late, some by more than an hour. Agitated people rush from platform to platform, trying to plan new routes on their phones. Six lines are closed for lack of ...
The Independent

Tributes paid to ‘dedicated’ driver killed in train crash near Bedford as update issued on disruption

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
BBC

East Midlands rail users to face week of disruption

Rail users in the East Midlands have been warned disruption to services will continue for several more days after a train driver died and 100 people were injured in a crash near Bedford. East Midlands ...
BBC

Operator spends £3.6m on refreshing trains

Rail operator Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) is spending £3.6m on refreshing some of its trains. The operator, which was brought under government control at the end of May, is cleaning the exterior ...