Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 35

Ben Jones explains why the West Coast Main Line has been Britain’s busiest and most important rail corridor for almost 200 years

The first of the new Alstom Aventra Class 730 trains has entered passenger service on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line.

The first section of the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross to lose its lineside signals in favour of cab signalling

Chris Howe chronicles the latest progress with the Eastside extension in Birmingham

On April 25, the Labour Party unveiled its plans for Britain’s railways if it forms the next government. Ben Jones analyses the chances of success

High Speed Rail Group's Chair, Dyan Perry provides an exclusive comment for RAIL magazine on the publication of the group's report Exploiting the UK's High Speed Potential

Now is the time to book your tables for the country’s most respected and highest-profile rail awards, taking place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on September 12.

“Extremes of feelings” is how Network Rail Programme Engineering Manager Emma Lewis contrasts the polar-opposite events at Dawlish on February 4 2014 and July 3 2023. On that first date, high winds and strong waves punched a 100-metre hole through the Great Western Main Line’s Sea Wall defences alongside Riviera Terrace.

ScotRail is to introduce a new timetable from June that is aimed at improving access for several communities. It has been introduced in part because of the reopening of the Levenmouth line, which will begin passenger services on 2nd June 2024.

Scotland’s trade union movement has called for a “nationalised freight operator” to grow the sector north of the border - but the Scottish Government says it has “no plans” to consider this.