UK PM says no decision yet on high-speed railway project
HS2 is already being built between London and Birmingham but media reports have said the second leg of the route from Birmingham to Manchester will be axed after huge cost overruns.
UK railway workers to strike in May after rejecting latest pay offer
Railway workers are among hundreds of thousands across Britain including teachers, doctors, nurses and civil servants who are in pay disputes with their employers as inflation hovers around 40-year-highs of about 10%.
UK train drivers to strike next month in coordinated move
Railway employees have been striking regularly as they seek better pay to cope with rising prices.
Japan train driver sues after wages docked for minute delay
The driver filed the suit against the West Japan Railway earlier this year after it fined him for a work mix-up in June 2020 which caused the delay, according to local news.
Dozens feared dead in Taiwan railway crash
Police say the accident was believed to have been caused by a construction vehicle sliding down an embankment and striking the train before it entered the tunnel.
