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Fairly large step if this is accurate. Looks like a HS1-style concession could be on the cards, as well as a degree of land value capture. https://inews.co.uk/news/hs2-lite-manchester-back-table-burnham-who-pay-4679721

Of course these sort of proposals are a dime a dozen, but considering the proposers in this case are a former DfT civil servant and someone involved with HS2 and Sizewell C it seems to be worth taking somewhat seriously. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c621m9l1qr1o

In an interview with the i newspaper, Andy Burnham has been quoted as stating he wants to uncancel HS2 Phase 2. https://inews.co.uk/news/andy-burnham-resurrect-hs2-birmingham-manchester-4477422 Quoting the relevant section (the rest of the article is a general interview of Burnham):

Interesting - looks like a continued emphasis from Labour on planning deregulation and devolution. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-mass-transit-taskforce-to-reshape-the-future-of-transport-in-towns-and-cities

The controversial transit academic Alon Levy has posted a blog post critiquing the idea that "feast and famine" funding is the cause of high costs (especially regarding electrification etc.) and that focussing on securing regular funding should be a priority for those seeking to get things done...

MP for Milton Keynes North Chris Curtis has published an article on the lack of tramways in the UK, why this is, how it can be fixed, and why in many cases trams are better than buses. Curtis is co-chair of the fairly influential Labour Growth Group, so this is indicative of how a decent amount...

Rail usage is severely biased towards London. The number of people who use rail travel daily is significantly higher in London compared to the rest of the country. While this is understandable in e.g. rural areas, what about the UK's other major cities and their rail networks means usage is so...

I found this article written a few months ago advocating for passing loops on the Elizabeth line to allow trains to overtake interesting. I have tried to trim the article down for my quote, but I had to keep a fair bit of it to not omit important information...

Alon Levy of the Transit Costs Project recently posted a blog post where they primarily argued against the idea that centralisation is the cause of high construction costs in the UK. Instead they argue that according to a forthcoming report by the Transit Costs Project, the primary cause is the...

The i did a roundup of the current status of EWR, NPR, and HS2 Phase 2a today. Some positive noises from them regarding NPR and Phase 2a, I believe the stuff about the EWR DCO is already known. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/hs2-northern-rail-key-questions-uk-railways-4149828

It has often been claimed that the design and/or construction of the now-demolished Ultimate rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley involved BR or BREL in some capacity, but I've been unable to find a source for this. Does anyone know anything about this?

The think thanks Centre for British Progress and Labour Together have produced a report, with an introduction by Tracy Brabin, arguing that increased devolution regarding transport matters will result in faster and cheaper construction of transport projects...

Here is a cleaned up machine translation of the official site where tickets for the final open day are being sold: https://jrf-hiroshima2025.peatix.com/

This sounds interesting - from Google Street View the line runs alongside the road with multiple level crossings. I'm not aware of any other non-grade-separated light rail lines with GoA4, so this seems to be a first...

Thomas Ableman (former Director of Product Development at National Express, former Commercial Director at Chiltern Railways, former Director of Strategy & Innovation at Transport for London; now an independent consultant) has posted a blog post about he thinks the objectives of HS2 could have...

Precisely what is meant by "Northern Powerhouse Rail" is not specified. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/13/labour-to-revive-northern-powerhouse-rail-project-trains

I noticed this in the Guardian's recent article about GBR. Most of the discussion about the article has been about what it says about SWR and the GBR-vinyled 701, but this seems like a much more major step towards GBR...

I found this post by Mike_Walker on a RMWeb thread about battery-powered trains. Is it true? Does anyone know anything more?

Has any thought been given to placing additional signs after speed boards to mark when trains of a specific length are clear, as is done on some lines in Japan?

This series of articles on transit blog S(ubstack)-Bahn recently finished. They provide an interesting critical view on the privatisation of Japanese National Railways, often lauded as an example of "doing privatisation right" in the West. I've linked all four articles and quoted the key...