Latest From Rail
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Network 5 Oct
Metro extension opens after three-year delay
The long-awaited West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton railway station has opened to passengers
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Network 4 Oct
Avanti and CrossCountry awarded new contracts
“SIGNIFICANT improvements for passengers in reliability, punctuality and customer satisfaction”
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Network 26 Sep
Siemens secures upward mobility
PAUL STEPHEN heads to Siemens’ £200 million factory in Goole
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Network 22 Sep
Freight operators urge a fairer deal
Plans to introduce a national rail freight growth target could be heavily undermined
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Network 21 Sep
Operator of Last Report reveals TPE plans
“This industry has really quite gone to sleep in the last two or three years. It has lost its place in the sun. We need to push to think differently.”
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Network 20 Sep
Final stage of Barmouth Bridge upgrade
Network Rail has commenced the final stage of the refurbishment of Barmouth Viaduc
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Network 19 Sep
Why business travel needs to go green… by rail
BRETT RING, VP of Commercial at SilverRail, says rail must address cost, convenience and comfort to encourage greener travel decisions
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Network 12 Sep
Train paths: more space for freight?
Debate over whether the number of passenger trains should be reduced, to provide more capacity for freight, has been accentuated by the pandemic.
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Network 11 Sep
£161m Oxford upgrade shifts to 24/7 working
Network Rail is to increase working near Oxford station from 12 to 24 hours a day, after a project to improve the station was temporarily halted.
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Network 8 Sep
Preserved yellow ‘313’ moves to new home
A home has been found for the officially preserved three-car Class 313 suburban electric multiple unit
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Network 6 Sep
TransPennine Express to axe Novas ‘3s’
TransPennine Express has confirmed that its troubled ‘Nova 3’ diesel-powered trains will be withdrawn at the December timetable change.
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Network 28 Aug
First Southeastern ‘395’ returns after interior refurbishment
The first refurbished Southeastern Class 395 Javelin has re-entered passenger service.
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Network 24 Aug
HS2 accelerates progress with three new bridges
A 5,600-tonne concrete bridge that will take HS2 under the Coventry-Leamington line near Kenilworth has been rolled into place
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Network 23 Aug
The last bastion of the HST ‘Castles
HSTs have been a part of Western Region operations since 1976, but their days are numbered.
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Network 16 Aug
Businesses back Midlands Rail Hub
More than two-thirds of West Midlands companies surveyed believe that improvements to rail services will win them new business
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Network 15 Aug
Steep cutting strengthened on Portsmouth line
The Portsmouth Direct Line was closed from Monday July 24-Friday July 28, to allow the latest element of a £100 million, three-year upgrade.
Top Stories
Improving Southern’s performance
ELLIE BURROWS has one of the toughest gigs in Network Rail. Newly confirmed as head of its Southern Region, she sets out the challenges to PAUL CLIFTON
Angry reactions as PM Sunak pulls the plug on HS2
On October 3, Avanti West Coast 390126 waits at London Euston to head the 1830 to Glasgow Central.
MPs seek assurance on minimum service levels
An all-party group of MPs is trying to find ways of keeping the railways open on strike days.
Severe wheel flat led to freight derailment
Five bogie wagons, each carrying 80 tonnes of cement, derailed at Petteril Bridge Junction (Carlisle) on October 19 2022.
The National Rail Awards will take place September 14 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane. Once again hosted by RAIL's Managing Editor & Events Director Nigel Harris .
To find out about more, please contact Sandra Evitt, Events Manager, 01733 468 123, [email protected]
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