Network Rail is carrying out a month-long programme of maintenance, renewals and safety work.

Southend rail passengers can enjoy huge savings on train fares this winter as part of the Great British Rail Sale. Running from January 6 to 12, the national sale offers up to 50 per cent off selected ...

RNLI lifeboat B-567 Percy Garon II an Atlantic 21 lifeboat served at Southend-on-Sea RNLI from 1986 to 2001. 25 years on the ...

A Lancashire train station will be explored in an episode of Britain's Favourite Railway Stations with Si King tonight ...

Rail customers can bag discounted tickets between key northern towns and cities, including London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Preston and Blackpool. From today (January 6) until January 12, ...

Southend-on-Sea City Council Labour leader Daniel Cowan said "we want people to feel the benefit of investment in services" Southend-on-Sea City Council has proposed increasing its tax on residents by ...

Train travel’s rapid development from the early 19th to early 20th centuries changed the world, including through the construction of countless railway stations. With their magnificent architecture, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Major rail improvements in northern England "will actually happen", Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said, as she acknowledged the HS2 rail project had become a "byword" for disastrous planning. Her ...

Madura Plains Station, in the remote south east of Western Australia near the South Australian border, stretches across close to 712,000ha, making it Australia’s third largest sheep station and larger ...

Brighton is the subject of the latest episode of a television series looking at Britain’s favourite railway stations.

I’ve visited more than 500 British railway stations and these are the best (and worst) As a non-driver and travel journalist, I’ve spent a staggering amount of time riding the rails.