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Funding for drains, embankments and other measures is part £45.4bn five-year investment planBusiness live – latest updatesNetwork Rail is to spend nearly £3bn to protect the railway from the effects of the climate crisis and extreme weather, as it warned that the country’s network was having to contend with hotter summers and increased winter floods.As part of its new £45.4bn five-year investment plan, the...

In London, Tube and bus fares are being frozen and prices reduced during rush hour and on FridaysRail fares in England and Wales will rise by 4.9% on Sunday, adding hundreds of pounds to annual travel costs for many commuters.Campaigners said passengers would be “rightly angry” at the latest increase, above the current inflation rate of 4%, despite the government arguing that it had...

Inquiry ordered after 50-carriage freight train set off on its own when driver disembarked at station in JammuIndian Railways has ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 43 miles (70km) without a driver.About 50 carriages set off solo on Sunday, from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, before being brought to a halt by wooden blocks...

Mayor Sadiq Khan thinks his new line names for the capital’s ever-expanding rail network bring clarity, but not everyone agreesThe ancient Egyptians saw names as magical. It was said that Isis tricked Ra, the sun god, into telling her his true name, to give her power over him and put her son Horus on the throne.Londoners have a different take. The Northern line was...

Aslef train drivers’ set of strikes and work to rule is latest action in long-running pay disputeRail passengers face another weekend of cancelled and disrupted trains as services across the Midlands and intercity trains from London are halted by drivers’ strikes.The latest in a week of rolling 24-hour strikes called by the Aslef union will stop all trains throughout Saturday on Avanti West Coast,...

A year ago on 3 February a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in a small village on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. A few days after the derailment, officials decided to vent and burn the chemicals it was carrying to prevent an explosion.Those still living in East Palestine and the surrounding communities have been told the air they breathe is safe, but many...

Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing systemPeruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, after an agreement was struck to end more than a week of protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists.PeruRail said in a statement a partial service had restarted on Wednesday and that a...

Train services suspended due to safety concerns as people demonstrate against Peru’s consolidation of ticket salesProtesters in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, leaving some tourists stranded amid local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to one of South America’s most popular heritage sites.Train services to the ancient ruins high up in the Andes have been suspended since Saturday due...

Trains north of Preston affected as weather warnings are issued for more wind and rainA rail company has advised customers to not attempt to go north of Preston on Tuesday afternoon because of cancellations caused by Storm Jocelyn.Avanti West Coast is among the train providers warning members of the public that they will not be able to travel by rail in large parts of...

Train operators say services face delays and cancellations after rain and strong winds batter UKMore than 300 flood warnings are in place across England as travellers face transport delays, with train services struggling to get back on track after rain and strong winds from Storm Henk lashed large parts of the UK.The Environment Agency said on Wednesday there were 368 active alerts in England...

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affectedEurostar said services through the Channel tunnel would resume on Sunday but there were warnings of further delays and busy stations.“Unprecedented” flooding was brought under control on Saturday, meaning at least one of the affected tunnels – under the Thames near Ebbsfleet, not under the Channel itself...

Dismay at St Pancras International in London as services cancelled due to flooding of Thames tunnelUK weather: Eurostar services from London cancelled for day due to floodingWhen Ilse Deurloo arrived at St Pancras station after a festive holiday with her boyfriend in London, she was shocked by the scenes of chaos and disruption as thousands of travellers were left stranded.“This is not what I...