Latest From Rail
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Network 2 Jul
Northumberland line on track for 2023 opening
Ambitions to restore passenger services on the Northumberland Line have received approval from ministers, after passing a major planning hurdle.
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Network 1 Jul
Consultation on operating model for Rail Ombudsman
The Office of Rail and Road has launched a consultation on proposals for an operating model for the future Rail Ombudsman.
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Network 30 Jun
Windermere passing loop heads South Cumbria rail plans
A plan for South Cumbria, setting out realistic investment targets for the region’s lines with its local operator at its core, is aiming for ‘quick wins’.
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Network 20 Jun
Maritime Transport takes over Hams Hall operation
Associated British Ports (ABP) is handing over operations at Hams Hall rail freight terminal to Maritime Transport from July 3.
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Network 19 Jun
Chiltern Railways awarded six-year National RTail Contract
Britain’s longest-running passenger operator, Chiltern Railways, has been awarded a six-year National Rail Contract (NRC) with a commitment to decarbonisation
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Network 17 Jun
MTMS secures depot maintenance deal with Hitachi
Derbyshire-based maintenance company MTMS has won a three-year contract with Hitachi Rail to look after its Train Maintenance Centres and Class 800 IEP trains
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Network 16 Jun
Croydon tram crash: owner and operator plead guilty
The first court hearing has taken place in prosecutions against the owner, operator and driver involved in the Croydon tram crash on November 9 2016.
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Network 16 Jun
Near-miss on level crossing at Farnborough North
Rail accident investigators are assessing a near-miss incident on a pedestrian level crossing in Hampshire.
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Network 15 Jun
Digital ticketing at heart of GWR National Rail Contract
Great Western Railway has been awarded a National Rail Contract to continue operating the GWR network until at least June 21 2025.
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Network 14 Jun
Testing begins on new Avanti West Coast trains
Static testing has begun at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe factory on the first of Avanti West Coast’s new £350 million fleet of trains.
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Network 8 Jun
Study into plan for Oswestry revival
The appointment of consultants to prepare a business case is seen as an important step towards the return of the 3.3-mile Oswestry-Gobowen line
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Network 7 Jun
The railway joins in with Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Jubilee was marked across the rail network, as part of a nationwide four-day celebration of her 70-year reign.
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Network 7 Jun
Euston’s Doric Arch returns… on video
A new video projection screen has been installed at London Euston, to remember the station’s most famous (albeit long-lost) architectural icon.
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Network 6 Jun
Busiest stations offer ‘very good’ accessibility
No railway station in the UK achieves a perfect score for accessibility, according to research by Age UK.
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Network 3 Jun
DB staff encouraged to challenge activities considered unsafe
Stop and challenge: That’s the explicit empowerment DB Cargo UK is giving to all its 2,200 staff, to intervene and stop any activity that they see may be unsafe
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Network 2 Jun
TfW seeks cover after loss of ‘Sprinters’ in train fire
Transport for Wales says rail services will continue to be affected “for the rest of 2022”, following a train fire near Craven Arms in Shropshire on May 22.
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Network 1 Jun
Perry Barr ready for Games to begin
Perry Barr station reopened on May 29, following a year-long rebuilding project.
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Network 31 May
Rail innovation and business centre opens in Goole
The Rail Accelerator and Innovation Solutions hub for Enterprise (RaisE) has been officially opened in Goole.
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Network 30 May
“Structural issues” halt Curzon Street restoration
Restoration work on the 183-year-old original station building at Birmingham Curzon Street has ground to a halt.
The National Rail Awards will take place September 15 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane. Once again hosted by RAIL's Managing Editor & Events Director Nigel Harris and BBC Presenter Huw Edwards.
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