New figures show that the number of people travelling by train continues to increase, with ScotRail recording more than seven million journeys in June.
Because of industrial action next Friday, 10th, and Saturday, 11th July, London Northwestern Railway services will be operating to a reduced timetable.
Heidi Alexander, the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, has explained that her ambitions for HS2 are inspired by tthe success of Japan’s Shinkansen network, known as ‘bullet trains’.