News and communications

Siemens Mobility to invest £100 million in a brand-new manufacturing and R&D centre in Chippenham.

• Updated: 4 March 2024

Draft bill sets out blueprint for bringing track and train together under a new Great British Railways, leveraging private sector innovation to benefit customers.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Draft bill sets out blueprint for bringing track and train together under a new Great British Railways, leveraging private sector innovation to benefit customers.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Plans for a new station at St Athan will restore services to the area for the first time in 60 years and reconnect thousands to jobs, education and business opportunities.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Ministers and Transport for London (TfL) agree £250 million in government funding to upgrade London’s transport system.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

Passengers will benefit from a fully-electrified line, accessible stations and more frequent services. 

• Updated: 4 December 2023

Hitachi Rail’s offer to sell part of its mainline signalling business addresses the CMA’s competition concerns regarding the merger between two leading signalling suppliers.

• Updated: 4 October 2023

Multi-million-pound Portway Park and Ride station will provide easier access to jobs and businesses in Bristol and the South West.

• Updated: 31 July 2023

Passengers in South West England will benefit from a new station and more reliable train journeys that will boost local and regional connections.

• Updated: 3 July 2023

New train station to boost jobs and homes in the area and bring together world-leading academics at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

• Updated: 5 June 2023

This package will improve the passenger experience by having more reliable trains and fewer delays.

• Updated: 25 May 2023

Derby has been selected to become the home of Great British Railways, delivering high-skilled jobs to the region.

• Updated: 21 March 2023

Announcing a consultation on an updated national networks national policy statement (NNNPS) for developers of new road, rail and rail freight schemes.

• Updated: 14 March 2023

Announces the launch of a consultation on a draft of a revised national networks national policy statement.

• Updated: 14 March 2023

Over £40 billion will be invested in transformational transport schemes over the next 2 financial years across the country.

• Updated: 9 March 2023

Fully accessible stations are being built to give 6 Northumberland communities regular train services.

• Updated: 6 March 2023

Additional funding has been made available for the Transpennine route upgrade.

• Updated: 19 July 2022

Announces over £1 billion in investment to deploy the European train control system on a mixed-use mainline in the UK rail network for the first time.

• Updated: 29 June 2022

New funding for a more reliable and sustainable rail network.

• Updated: 29 June 2022

Nine rail schemes receive further funding to provide better access to jobs, homes and education, and level up and reconnect communities.

• Updated: 20 June 2022