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Virgin Trains £25m Startup Fund Looks To Improve Train Travel

Entrants are tasked with improving the passenger journey and increasing digital engagement

Biometric technologies could be used to speed up ticketing and help boost rail network capacity

FoI request shows train operators that apply for £50m free wi-fi fund will be left to their own devices when it comes to cyberscurity

Passengers on East Coast and West Coast main lines can access content on their devices with Virgin Trains beam app for iOS and Android

Department for Transport report claims business travellers and commuters would pay up for a fifth more if they could get better 4G on board

South West Trains expands free Wi-Fi to cover even more services from the capital to south west England

BLOG: Mobile coverage can make journeys seem a lot quicker, but can new data show if it will affect your journey this Christmas?

Government invites four operators to apply for funding and will make train Wi-Fi a condition of any future franchise bid

Commuters in Leeds and Bradford to benefit from Super Connected Cities funding

The government could use money raised by Network Rail fines to create a trackside Wi-Fi network for the UK's busiest rail routes

Passengers travelling on Virgin Trains will soon benefit from superfast Wi-Fi, while St Pancras will offer services to Eurostar passengers

First traffic management contracts are awarded, with Network Rail set to replace less efficient and more expensive signal boxes

TfL and operators reportedly hold talks about letting passengers use their NFC smartphones to pay for their travel

Tube Wi-Fi is now available in 131 London Underground stations

EE 4G coverage comes to more towns and to Britain's transport infrastructure