Topic: UK

Aventra electric multiple unit at Alstom factory in Derby

UK train factories at risk of closure

With manufacturing jobs threatened and train factories at risk of closure, there have been calls for the UK government to make immediate decisions on the building and upgrading of rolling stock. Leading the chorus has...Read more
|4 comments|author: Simon Walton
A computer generated image of the HS2 station at Piccadilly in Manchester showing the large plaza and the barrel roof design

HS2: Now Manchester faces the axe

Eastern Leg no more. Euston no more. Now the The UK government is considering even more cutbacks to the HS2 high-speed rail project. With Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham already off the timetable, now the prestige...Read more
|1 comment|author: Simon Walton