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Insight 17 Apr
Extreme weather: are they coping in Europe?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how other European railways manage performance when the weather does its worst.
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News 17 Apr
Drop in HS2 complaints
Public still frustrated by delays to reopen useful roads and a lack of information
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News 17 Apr
DfT plans new direct awards for passenger operations
What do the plans for three direct awards say about the future bidding process?
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News 17 Apr
Freight train derails after passing signal set at danger
A GB Railfreight train derailed after passing a signal set at danger
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News 16 Apr
Construction traffic a key factor for freight growth plan
Regional plans vary with viaduct and bridge renewals, container terminals, power stations and other building works
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Opinion 16 Apr
Your ticket to the next ‘Golden Age of rail’
Our guest columnist Jody Ford suggests some quick wins to improve the passenger experience
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News 16 Apr
Alstom in redundancy talks over 1300 manufacturing plant jobs
Derby Litchurch Lane works to face closure after 150 years. Is it the end of train manufacturing in the UK?
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Opinion 10 Apr
Can rail provide the services to match Gatwick Airport's growth ambition?
We assess Network Rail’s options for reinstating and developing rail services from Kent to Gatwick Airport
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Features 10 Apr
UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean
Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
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News 10 Apr
Rail Minister marks completion of £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade
Improved reliability promised on upgraded Manchester-Sheffield line
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News 10 Apr
Fleets due to come off-lease in next 12 months - some scrapped, some sold
Summary of some key fleet movements announced for 2024.
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News 10 Apr
Climate change dictates Network Rail spending plans
Climate change and its fallout are at the heart of the next five-year plan
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News 10 Apr
Island Line trains suffer wheelset problems
Stock only went into service in November 2021
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News 10 Apr
Steelworks opts for cleaner shunters
Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters.
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News 27 Mar
Fast-charge battery train put into action
Great Western Railway’s ‘fast-charge’ battery train, 230001, is undergoing a 12-month trial on the Greenford branch in west London, to assess its technology and consider whether it could be used on other lines.
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News 27 Mar
Call for Avanti to be stripped of West Coast operation
Political leaders in northern England voted unanimously to ditch Avanti West Coast as the operator of long-distance trains from London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland.
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Features 26 Mar
Apprentices trained on railway systems
Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems
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Features 26 Mar
A new dawn for Welsh rail
What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.
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News 26 Mar
CrossCountry announces expansion and train refurbishments
Train operator CrossCountry has announced an expansion and will have 12 new trains in operation by May 2025.
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Advice 19 Mar
Labour, railways and the General Election
Labour’s headline policy on rail, reiterated at last year’s party conference in Liverpool, is to end the franchising system and reinstate public operation on a rolling basis, as each contract expires.
Top Stories
Better forecasting of where the danger lies
PAUL CLIFTON talks to the people who have to balance railway risk and reward, and the need to protect passengers and goods against the need to keep services running
Dyan Perry OBE on funding high-speed rail projects
"Get over the cost factor – railways provide more than a century of economic benefit," says High-Speed Rail Group's new Chair.
GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters
John Smith believes rail's potential for growth in the 'deep sea' market is through careful, strategic investments and optimisation of existing assets.
Why are the 'Arterios' more than four years late?
Failure to introduce new trains ordered seven years ago by SWR has become a painful symbol of a struggling industry.
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