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Network 19 Oct
Old trains...new homes?
Billions of pounds’ worth of new trains are on order, with many more in the pipeline. But what sort of future awaits the trains they are replacing?
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Network 19 Oct
Why the ‘50s’ triumphed in class struggle
Half a century has passed since the Class 50s’ entry into service. DAVID CLOUGH explores the factors that led to the English Electric D400 Type 4 order in 1965
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Network 19 Oct
New ScotRail Class 385 begins testing on Edinburgh-Glasgow route
First electric train reaches Linlithgow under own power.
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News 19 Oct
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VACANCY - EDITORIAL ASSISTANT – MATERNITY COVER. Are you the most organised person you know? Do you thrive in busy environments where you can make a difference?
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Network 18 Oct
Easter target for Eurostar to Amsterdam
Easter 2018 the target for Eurostar's Dutch service as company reports rise in passenger numbers and sales revenue
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Network 18 Oct
Vivarail offers D-Train EMUs for Wales
Vivarail developing proposals to include its modular D-Trains within the next Wales & Borders franchise.
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Network 17 Oct
Talgo meets UK companies to discuss train plans
Spanish manufacturer Talgo looking for UK sites
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Network 17 Oct
Hitachi apologises for IEP problems
"We can and will do better," says Hitachi after failures on first IEP trip
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Network 17 Oct
“Technical challenges” hamper GWR’s IEP launch
Mechanical faults hinder first public passenger run of IEP
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Network 13 Oct
CBT: “uneven progress” on fares improvements
Progress on implementing the Fares and Ticketing Review published in 2015 is “highly uneven with very limited progress” in some areas says CBT.
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Fleet 13 Oct
Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail
Fourteen Class 345s built for Crossrail so far says TfL, with eight accepted for passenger traffic.
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Network 13 Oct
Record levels of private investment in UK rail
Private companies invested a total of £925 million in Britain’s rail network in 2016-17, the highest figure recorded since 2006-07.
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Network 13 Oct
Future of Island Line to be determined
No Government-made assessment of scale and timing of any required work for Ryde Pier, while SWR to submit a costed option for Island Line operations
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Network 13 Oct
Greater Anglia and Network Rail combine to confront leaf fall problem
Network Rail and Greater Anglia join forces to tackle autumn problems
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Network 13 Oct
Hitachi unveils first complete Scottish Class 385
Hitachi Rail Europe unveils first completed Class 385 for ScotRail.
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Network 12 Oct
Scotland’s new rail champion
New ScotRail Alliance Managing Director ALEX HYNES talks about why he moved north of the border in June, and the challenges he faces in his new role
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VIDEO: Tony Walsh reads National Rail Awards poem
RAIL commissioned a poem to celebrate how British railways changed the world and to salute the men and women who keep the railway, and this country, moving.
Launched 5 years ago as a result of the success of the RAIL 100 Breakfast Club in London this club brings the same benefits and opportunities to those involved in the Scottish railway industry.
The dinner is on October 26 at the George Hotel, Edinburgh. See below for more details.
Download the membership application form
