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An artist’s impression of how the new Elland Rail Station might look when completed (West Yorkshire Combined Authority)

Land compulsory purchase powers set to be used for new Yorkshire railway station
A Yorkshire council is set to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire land which is needed to develop the new £25 million rail station at Elland.

Martha (left) and Heather

International Women’s Day: All-female signalling team showcases broad career opp...

Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train at level crossing.

Watch: Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train

Base jumper parachutes off 500ft skyscraper.

Watch: Man parachutes off the top of huge 500ft city skyscraper

The hole beneath the track north of Barnsley

Yorkshire rail line to be closed after hole opens up beneath tracks

Magna Rotherham

Magna Rotherham: Cost of new tram-train stop increased to more than £7m

LNER train.

Watch: LNER announces train cancellations ahead of Storm Éowyn

A Northern Rail train at Dewsbury Train Station.

Northern bosses told that cancellation rate is unacceptable

Colton Junction south of York on the East Coast Main Line with a Virgin CrossCountry service heading south to Sheffield and Derby. (Pic credit: Rail Photo / Construction Photography / Avalon / Getty Images)

East Midlands Railway: Engineering works to impact railway calling at Sheffield

A Northern Rail train service.

Northern announces train services will end ‘earlier than usual’ on Christmas Eve

Forster Square Arch Gates

Work begins to gate off railway arches used by rough sleepers

Passengers board train.

Watch: How to claim compensation when your train is delayed

CCTV footage captures trespassers posing for photos on railway track

Scarborough Railway Station

Roof repairs proposed at historic railway station to address ‘unacceptable risk’

Vp has launched a new division focussing on the rail industry.

Yorkshire equipment rental specialist launches new rail division

British Steel in Scunthorpe

British Steel opens £10 million stocking hub in Yorkshire to support rail supply

Aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 killed, 15 injured

Video shows aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 dead, 15 injured

Friends of Fitzwilliam Station and Edgeland Arts have transformed the footbridge with funding from Wakefield Council's Our Year 2024

‘We’ve transformed our village train station so people remember to stop here’

Work to demolish the former Allerdene Bridge is due to begin

Work to demolish former Allerdene Bridge on the A1 to begin

Esk Valley Railway Route map.

Council to discuss increases of Whitby to Middlesbrough Esk Valley rail line

Students in the state-of the-art Hull Trains simulator

Students learn life lessons about railway safety with Hull Trains
Pioneering open access operator Hull Trains hosted an important rail safety event in Hull with partners Network Rail, Northern, TransPennine Express and British Transport Police.
David Leatham

Integra Buildings CEO Gary Parker (centre left) and Managing Director Chris Turner (centre right) with Technical Director Mike Marriott, SHEQ Director Paul Tansey, Operations Director Jim Butler and Finance Director Sarah Marshall. (Photo by R&R Studio)

Integra Buildings hits £50m turnover in record year

Rail travellers look at an electronic information board displaying train time information outside Euston Station in London. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Train stations hit by ‘cyber security incident’ - list

TransPennine Express at Scarborough Railway Station

Mayor wants half-hourly train service between Scarborough and York

Members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds train station. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Aslef train drivers accept government offer to end strikes

Drone image of the demolition of Castleton bridge.

Stunning photos show railway bridge being pulled down while M62 was closed

M62 to close for two weekends as railway bridge replacement begins

File photo dated 26/08/24 of vehicles queuing at the Port of Dover, Kent. Drivers are being warned to expect the busiest August bank holiday weekend on the roads since at least 2015. The RAC estimated that 19.2 million leisure trips by car will be made between Friday and Monday. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Drivers warned over busiest August bank holiday getaway since 2015

Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh (left) and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones leaving Downing Street, London, after a Cabinet meeting. Picture: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire

Labour's 14.25 per cent pay rise offer to end the rail strikes is a capitulation

Toddler steps onto Sandy Lane level crossing in Prestatyn, North Wales.

Watch: Child steps onto level crossing in front of oncoming train

Shipley Depot Artist' Impression

New £100m electric rail depot in Yorkshire given green light by planners

A child jumping onto the tracks in front of a train.

Terrifying moment a kid jumps on railway tracks as a train moves in
Alarming CCTV footage shows the moment a child jumps in front of a train just as it rolls into a commuter station.
Lucinda Herbert

A photoshoot on the railway line.

Watch: Woman dangerously poses for photoshoot on railway tracks

An impression showing how the Government Hub proposed at York Central could look. Picture is from Homes England, Network Rail, Government Property Agency/York Council's planning portal.

Plans for Government office housing 2,600 employees in Yorkshire

Leeds Railway Station pictured in 2022. PIC: Simon Hulme

Rail passenger compensation figures highlight the need for action - Andrew Vine

Shocking CCTV films the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.

Shocking CCTV shows girl almost get hit by train on level crossing

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to build 298 homes on land off Common Lane, Knottingley.

Green light expected for 298 homes near to old chemical plant site

The rail line will be closed for six weeks while the work is carried out

Railway to be closed for six weeks to prevent tonnes of earth falling into river

Man climbs train crossing barrier and strolls across tracks moments before a high speed train travels through at Station Road in Langley Green, Oldbury, West Midlands, on April 27, 2024.

Watch: Train has near miss with man who climbs level crossing barrier

The railway line between Knottingley and Pontefract Monkhill was shut for seven weeks after a section of embankment collapsed in March.
Image: Network Rail

Call for extra funding to prevent railway landslides in West Yorkshire

Oakland is working with Network Rail on an AI project

Network Rail enters pioneering AI partnership with Yorkshire firm

Sentinel diesel locomotive. (Pic credit: Wensleydale Railway)

Wensleydale Railway: Industrial diesel locomotive to join Yorkshire railway

Network Rail staff work to remove an SUV from the track after it was hit by a train on a crossing at Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday May 1 2024.

Watch footage of car vs train crash aftermath - vehicle left crushed

Level crossing at Redcar Central Station

Northern train collides with car at level crossing in Yorkshire

Forster Square Arches 1

City centre rail arches regularly used by rough sleepers to be gated off

Transpennine Express train. (Pic credit: Peter Byrne / PA Wire)

Transpennine timetable Yorkshire: Short term changes to weekday rail services

The old station building is next to the viaduct

Yorkshire railway building that has been derelict for 40 years to become studios

A car ignoring the signals and crossing the other side of the road to quickly dodge the closing barriers (Langley Green level crossing, West Midlands).

Watch: Dangerous driver speeds through level crossing barriers

Damage to the gardens of the two properties, which will now be demolished

Network Rail to demolish two houses overlooking Yorkshire railway after landslip

Damage to the gardens of the two properties, which will now be demolished

Network Rail to demolish two houses overlooking Yorkshire railway after landslip

The council is asking the public for names for the bridge

Barnsley Council has invited residents to suggest name for new bridge

The van smashed through the level crossing barrier and dragged it along.

CCTV shows reckless van driver ploughing through Network Rail barrier

Queen Street Bridge, York. (Pic credit: Google)

Queen Street Bridge closure: Entrance to York Station and car park set to close

York Central artist's impression

City developers in talks for "substantial" amount of affordable housing

The old Wakefield Westgate rail station site has been derelict for more than ten years.

Construction of 120-bed hotel at derelict former station could start next year

Ravensthorpe Road

Busy Yorkshire road to close as Transpennine Route Upgrade gets underway

Proposed Appearance Of Haxby Station

TransPennine responds to accessibility concerns at planned Haxby station

New tram-stop: A new platform will be in place between Meadowhall and Rotherham

Magna: Yorkshire attraction in former steelworks to get tram-train link

Out of order lift at York station. Pic: Flick Williams

Brexit delaying broken down lifts being fixed

Proposed appearance of Haxby Station

Network Rail submits plans for new train station

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