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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.
News 17 Apr

Drop in HS2 complaints

Public still frustrated by delays to reopen useful roads and a lack of information
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?
News 17 Apr

Freight train derails after passing signal set at danger

A GB Railfreight train derailed after passing a signal set at danger
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
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
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?
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
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
News 10 Apr

Rail Minister marks completion of £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade

Improved reliability promised on upgraded Manchester-Sheffield line
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.
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
News 10 Apr

Island Line trains suffer wheelset problems

Stock only went into service in November 2021
News 10 Apr

Steelworks opts for cleaner shunters

Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.