Latest From Rail
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Network 9 Jun
Britain’s longest-serving railway worker retires
Sixty-eight years after he started working at London Waterloo station, the man thought to be Britain’s longest-serving railway worker has retired.
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Network 9 Jun
Day two of Virtual Smart Transport Conference gets underway
Transport minister Rachel Maclean is the keynote speaker for day two of a free virtual conference
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Network 8 Jun
NR video details Gauxholme repairs
A before-and-after video published by Network Rail reveals the poor condition of Gauxholme Viaduct on the Calder Valley route
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Network 8 Jun
Inverness Airport station ready for take-off
The path has been cleared for the new £14 million station to serve Inverness Airport.
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Network 8 Jun
Extra shifts for Motherwell rebuild
Construction teams are working extra night shifts and weekends to complete the £14.5 million second stage of Motherwell station’s modernisation.
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Network 8 Jun
Virtual Smart Transport Conference goes live today
RAIL’s sister brand Smart Transport is holding its virtual conference today and tomorrow
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Network 7 Jun
ORR authorises GBRf Class 69s
GB Railfreight has been authorised by the Office of Rail and Road to place its fleet of Class 69s into service.
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Network 7 Jun
Sign language screens at Euston
Passengers with severe hearing difficulties can now find out times of trains at London Euston
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Network 6 Jun
Gate freight revival
Stanton Gate freight sidings north of Toton have been brought out of mothballs for a new fragmented steel contract to Immingham
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Network 6 Jun
£1.1m to repair Stechford viaducts
The repair of two ailing viaducts at Stechford, on the Coventry-Birmingham route, is expected to cost £1.1 million
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Network 5 Jun
Dragon’s Den decarbonisation initiatives for rail freight
Online ‘Dragon’s Den’ presentations have been used to identify ten ways for rail freight companies to reduce their carbon footprint
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Network 5 Jun
OLE testing on MML completed
Validation tests have been completed on new overhead line equipment (OLE) between Bedford and Corby on the Midland Main Line
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Network 4 Jun
Go-Ahead considers the COVID-compliant carriage
On-board hand-sanitiser dispensers, space-saving perch seats and under-seat storage areas are among the ideas under consideration
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Network 4 Jun
Williams to outline need for joined-up transport system
Keith Williams, independent chair of the Rail Review, will explain the importance of a joined-up transport system during a free virtual conference
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Network 4 Jun
Impish pitch for summer visitors
LNER is offering special treatment to passengers on the 0803 Kings Cross-Lincoln Azuma service on July 3
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Network 3 Jun
Refurbished signal box
A £250,000 refurbishment has been completed at Shrewsbury’s 117-year-old Severn Bridge Junction signal box
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Network 3 Jun
ORR raises concerns over NR risk funding in Scotland
The latest annual report on Network Rail’s progress in delivering the five-year plan, the regulator says the plans are “broadly on track”
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Network 3 Jun
Passenger trains have ‘significant potential’ for parcels
Long-distance passenger services could be complemented by ‘last mile’ delivery using e-cargo bikes for transport of parcels
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Network 2 Jun
Passengers asked to ‘be an ally to disabled people’
An open letter from the Department for Transport calling on people to “be an ally to disabled people on public transport”
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Network 2 Jun
App aids assistance for disabled users
A new app allows passengers to request assistance using their smartphone
Top Stories
Gate freight revival
Stanton Gate freight sidings north of Toton have been brought out of mothballs for a new fragmented steel contract to Immingham
ORR authorises GBRf Class 69s
GB Railfreight has been authorised by the Office of Rail and Road to place its fleet of Class 69s into service.
Inverness Airport station ready for take-off
The path has been cleared for the new £14 million station to serve Inverness Airport.
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