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Services in Scotland and the north of England continue to be severely impact by today's storm as wind speeds in excess of 100mph have been recorded.

Network Rail is to test the concept of a parcel collection and delivery service at its mainline stations to capitalise on the booming online retail market. This is designed to generate additional revenue which can be reinvested in the railway and to provide a convenient and accessible service for those making 1.5 billion journeys by rail every year.

Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail have today published the findings of the Crossrail 2 non-statutory public consultation, which shows overwhelming support for the proposed new rail link between south west and north east London.

Punctuality on the railways reached 86.2% during Period 8, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail. The data for Britain's train services covers the period from 13 October to 9 November 2013. This compares to 88.9% for the same period last year. The moving annual average is now at 90.5%

As part of its efforts to increase the transparency of its operations, Network Rail yesterday held the first meeting of its Transparency Challenge Panel. The panel, which will meet twice a year, includes members of the rail industry, other business leaders, experts in transparency and a journalist.

Where will Britain’s railways be in 30 years time? The first steps on the way to finding the answers have been published in the form of four market studies. These form part of the industry’s long term planning process created with extensive and inclusive industry engagement, including through Rail Delivery Group.

Months of lab testing and behind the scenes work has paved the way for work to start on adapting an electric train to run on battery power.

New platforms, new lifts, new information systems, new concourses, new footbridges, new track; all have featured as record investment has been ploughed into Britain's railways over the past six months.