Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership ...

There have been some improvements as cancellations reduce by more than 30,000 – but there is still a long way to go ...

Although we take them for granted, our railway stations showcase some of Britain’s finest architectural and engineering ...

A Labour government would execute the "biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation" in its first term, the party has pledged. If it wins the next general election, Labour plans to nationalise the ...

Great British Railways' first test has arrived sooner than expected, writes travel expert Jean-François Bessiron ...

Britain’s railways are “not fit for purpose” and “financially unsustainable”, the transport secretary has said. In the annual George Bradshaw Address in London on Tuesday, Mark Harper described the ...

"The death knell of British railways" is commonly held to have been rung by Dr Beeching in 1963 but, surprisingly, at least one writer heard it as early as 1912, claiming that "motor cars must ...

Rob Bell explores the lost landscapes and infrastructure of some of Britain's former railway lines. From the 1960's the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain's rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell ...

Britain's railways were key to the development of Britain - they helped facilitate the Industrial Revolution, the suburbs- and the commuter - and created popular holiday destinations. They've even ...