The UK’s rail industry is enjoying an unprecedented level of infrastructure investment. James Abbott reports

A tiny Essex company has come up trumps on the Crossrail project. David Taylor reports

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is not only profitable but debt-free, despite investing in new track that extended the line by more than 15%. Jim Simpson report

Network Rail has launched the tender process for the next generation of track work contracts, worth £5bn over the next 10 years.

It has been so hot in parts if the UK lately that even the railway tracks have buckled.