News Phil Cardy Senior Reporter 23:27, 28 Dec 2019 Updated 23:27, 28 Dec 2019 Britain’s collapsing rail system should be radically overhauled to “put an end to nightmare journeys” ...

The eastern leg of the UK’s high-speed rail route HS2 will be scrapped. The HS2 route was supposed to be extended to provide a faster rail route between Birmingham and Leeds.

At the time the national system was split into more than 20 intercity and regional franchises, since reduced to 17, with the winning bidder given some flexibility on fares and services.

As part of the Great British Railways (GBR) strategy, the UK government has announced plans to introduce a single online ticketing platform for train passengers. The website attempts to solve long ...

He said the UK rail system was once the laughing stock of Europe, but that is rapidly changing. He said: “In Europe the UK rail industry had a bad name in terms of performance and systems.