The government has officially committed to building a new high-speed railway line between Birmingham and Manchester. Yes, that’s pretty much what was promised in the HS2 plans that were ...

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

MADRID – Spain has pushed down ticket prices for high-speed trains, leading to more passengers now travelling by rail instead of plane on the country’s major routes, new figures reveal. Spain’s ...

SBB aims to deploy high-speed trains on cross-border routes to Italy and France, with the possibility of extending services to Spain and the UK. Credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Swiss ...