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Features 21 May
Alstom Derby’s days are looking brighter
Last year, Alstom’s Litchurch Lane train building factory almost shut down. One year on, Peter Plisner returns to the factory.
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Opinion 21 May
Comment: A definitive role for Derby
A rolling stock strategy to secure the sector’s future
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News 20 May
Northern adjusts Greater Manchester service ahead of electrification completion
Overhead line equipment on route between Wigan and Bolton is currently tested.
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News 20 May
London Northwestern Railway's 730s to enter traffic in early June
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) new class 730s will enter passenger service on 9 June, the operator has confirmed.
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Fleet 20 May
Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains
New contract has an estimated value of £1.2bn and could run for 16 years.
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News 19 May
Bradford Forster Square's Platform 0 officially opened as LNER ups London services
LNER now runs seven return services to London King's Cross compared to the previous two.
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News 19 May
UK's longest direct train journey ends as CrossCountry runs final Aberdeen-Penzance service
The UK’s longest direct passenger train journey completed its final service on May 16.
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News 19 May
Lineside signals removed from London commuter route following ETCS switch
Northern City Line into Moorgate is completely controlled by ETCS.
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News 19 May
Rail Live: Some of the exhibits from Network Rail and others that you can see this year
Rail Live returns to Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre next month.
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Fleet 19 May
Romic buys pair of Class 20s then immediately offers them for sale
Latest suggestions are that the proposed sale will no longer be happening
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Features 19 May
HS2 tunnelling: a boring job - but exciting!
Out of sight in the London clay, engineers have built a five-mile tunnel for HS2. Tom Edwards goes underground.
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Opinion 19 May
Guest Comment:
Emma Partlow, Director of Consumer Engagement and Policy for Transreport, explains how technology is transforming rail accessibility.
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News 16 May
Lord Blunkett-led review aims to fix Yorkshire's broken rail system
A review led by Lord David Blunkett has unveiled a sweeping, phased rail investment blueprint for Yorkshire, which it hopes will revolutionise connectivity across the region and inject billions into the local and national economy.
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News 16 May
"The train was right in front of my face": woman recalls life-changing level crossing mistake
Lucy Ruck was a college student when her leg was amputated by a train, now she's backed a campaign to replace the pedestrian part of a crossing with a bridge.
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News 16 May
Eurostar used for deployment of British troops for the first time
A brigade travelled from St Pancras to Brussels in late April en route to Estonia.
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Features 16 May
Review: the dreaded rail replacement buses
RAIL’s Mystery Shopper examines the pros and cons, the pitfalls and the plusses of taking a journey that sometimes involves more than just your intended train.
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Opinion 16 May
Railway 200: Tickets please!
In the second of our series celebrating 200 years of the modern railway, Andy Wakeford, Fares Lead at the Rail Delivery Group, looks at train ticketing.
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News 15 May
Hopes lowering minimum train driver age will fill potential retirement void
A third of the UK's 27,000 drivers will reach retirement age by 2029.
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News 15 May
UK-Switzerland rail link agreement an "exciting milestone" - new working group set to meet later this year
Working group is next stage of project for direct rail services between two countries after Memorandum of Understanding signed.
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News 15 May
Network Rail station retail income closing in on £1bn per year after latest increase
Annual sales of food and drink across its 20 managed stations are closing in on £1 billion.
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News 14 May
More details of Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton plan as they want to "run in parallel" with CrossCountry services
Open access operator wants to follow CrossCountry's route between Newcastle and Reading.
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Fleet 14 May
Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s
All 13 sets have been redundant since the end of 2023.
Top Stories
HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told
EXCLUSIVE: Report from HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild is part of his preliminary assessment of the project.
Rail’s retirement challenge and the looming skills shortage
Nine per cent of people working on the railway left last year. Paul Clifton asks whether enough is being done to to fill the empty seats they leave behind.
Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route
Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
Rail devolution… and integration
The English Devolution White Paper and the government’s rail reform consultation are together proposing a major shift of power from central to local government.
Guest Comment: Rail devolution under GBR
Will there be local control or a guiding mind, asks Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall.
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