Latest From Rail
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Network 16 Aug
23-day blockade for Wherry Lines resignalling
One more blockade needed for heavily-delayed Anglia resignalling scheme
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Network 16 Aug
Class 323s to remain with Northern
Northern to not only keep its own '323s', but WMT's fleet to move north
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Reference 16 Aug
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The future face of franchises is shrouded in uncertainty
Chris Grayling wanted to run the East Coast franchise as a public-private partnership, but problems around responsibilities, trust and risk must be resolved
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Network 16 Aug
Freight contract to deliver medical supplies post-Brexit
£25 million contract to for express freight to carry medicine post-Brexit up for grabs
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Reference 14 Aug
FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘Old trains’: a national disgrace or shoddy journalism?
Stories decrying Britain’s ‘ageing train fleet’ are short-sighted, lacking in context and fail to take into account the benefits of franchise renewals
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Network 14 Aug
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Are Britain’s fares really so much higher?
MARK SMITH compares routes across four countries - and destroys the myth that our fares are the highest in Europe
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Network 14 Aug
First Trenitalia to operate West Coast Partnership from December 2019
First Trenitalia replaces Virgin Trains on West Coast Main Line from December, and will be shadow operator of HS2
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Reference 14 Aug
FROM THE ARCHIVES: How much money generated by UK rail goes overseas?
PHILIP HAIGH sifts through company accounts to discover which UK train operators pay dividends
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Network 13 Aug
Caledonian Sleeper runaway: RAIB to scrutinise brake system
RAIB to investigate Edinburgh Waverley runaway
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Network 13 Aug
Pacer withdrawal programme finally under way
Northern finally removes first Pacer from traffic, some nine months later than planned
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Network 13 Aug
Trial for on-board sensors to take train travel payment
Hitachi to run tests on new payment technology
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RAIL Features 12 Aug
Pacers: the unlikely local heroes…
As Northern withdraws its first Pacer, it's time to look at the role of the DMUs, and ask what their future holds.
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Network 8 Aug
Class 37s to stay in Wales into 2020?
Transport for Wales looks for dispensation to enable Class 37-hauled trains to continue into next year
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Network 8 Aug
More new trains on LNER wish list
LNER in market for new trains as it confirms 65 Azumas won't be enough for 2021 timetable
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Network 7 Aug
DfT cancels South Eastern franchise competition
Government cancels South Eastern franchise competition
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Network 7 Aug
Freightliner trials Class 70 on Mendips train
Freightliner tests locomotives on Mendips train ahead of taking over contract
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Network 7 Aug
Rail gains in popularity, says White Paper
Rail is fourth most popular transport mode according to Government research, but is gaining in popularity
Top Stories
First Trenitalia to operate West Coast Partnership from December 2019
First Trenitalia replaces Virgin Trains on West Coast Main Line from December, and will be shadow operator of HS2
Caledonian Sleeper runaway: RAIB to scrutinise brake system
RAIB to investigate Edinburgh Waverley runaway
Class 323s to remain with Northern
Northern to not only keep its own '323s', but WMT's fleet to move north
November 12 2019
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The National Rail Conference is your chance to have a say in the structures, systems and policies that will be in place for the next decade and beyond. Put yourself and your business at the helm of an evolving rail industry.
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