Rail transport
Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
Campaigners say Face Pay, launched in over 240 stations, is ‘dangerous step’ in efforts to control population
Pjotr Sauer in Moscow
15, Oct, 2021 @10:53 AM
‘Renting the Taj Mahal’: the fight to save Darjeeling’s toy train
India’s tiny train has puffed up the Himalayas since 1881 but now the world heritage site is under threat
Amitava Banerjee in Darjeeling
03, Oct, 2021 @2:00 PM
At least three killed in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate
Associated Press in Joplin, Montana
26, Sep, 2021 @3:04 PM
‘Dramatically more powerful’: world’s first battery-electric freight train unveiled
Wabtec shows off locomotive amid fresh attempt by some lawmakers to slash carbon emissions from rail transport
Oliver Milman in Pittsburgh
16, Sep, 2021 @11:00 AM
France’s high-speed TGV train enters service – archive, 1981
On 22 September 1981, the first Train à Grand Vitesse line from Paris to Lyon opened to the public. See how the Guardian reported events
compiled by Richard Nelsson
15, Sep, 2021 @11:35 AM
Miles Paine obituary
Other lives: Engineer who devoted much of his life to volunteering for the inter-faith Moral Re-Armament movement
Ross Brown
30, Aug, 2021 @3:59 PM
A better commute? Six ways to improve your train journey to work
From studying to chatting more to fellow passengers, there are ways to make travel more enjoyable
Gwyn Topham
28, Aug, 2021 @8:30 AM
I rely on the Met Office to bring me sunshine | Brief letters
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Letters
19, Aug, 2021 @5:38 PM
Ban on polluting lorries pledged in Tories’ transport greenprint
Delayed decarbonisation plan for achieving net zero emissions for transport by 2050 is published
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
13, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM
New network of European sleeper trains announced
A French start-up aims to run ‘hotels on rails’ from Paris to 12 cities across Europe, including Edinburgh, from 2024
Kim Willsher
22, Jun, 2021 @12:14 PM
Japan bullet train driver disciplined for leaving controls to go to toilet
A conductor, who was not qualified to drive the train, sat in the driver’s seat during his three-minute absence, in breach of the rules
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
21, May, 2021 @5:19 AM
Infrastructure, roads and rail projects get $15.2bn over 10 years in Australia’s 2021 budget
Questions remain about Coalition’s ability to deliver on an ambitious agenda, which it says takes the total infrastructure spend to $110bn in a decade
Anne Davies
11, May, 2021 @10:07 AM
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