Features
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Features
UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean
Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
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Apprentices trained on railway systems
Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems
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A new dawn for Welsh rail
What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.
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Getting rail funding back on track
There’s been much debate recently about whether Westminster politicians have lost interest in the railways.
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Suppliers’ uncertain wait for new trains
Challenges - and opportunities - ahead for Britain’s train builders, refurbishment specialists and their supply chains, as they await vital new orders.
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The changing face of the Piccadilly Line
Here, we examine the £2.9 billion investment programme on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line.
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Operations
Why are the 'Arterios' more than four years late?
Failure to introduce new trains ordered seven years ago by SWR has become a painful symbol of a struggling industry.
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Operations
Not your average station: Birmingham University's new rail link
Peter Plisner learns about the problems faced - and overcome - in the construction of this new station serving the campus.
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Operations
RSSB’s six new strategies for a smarter, more resilient railway
Rail Safety and Standards Board’s chief operating officer Johnny Schute OBE, outlines the path of standards needed to future-proof our railways.
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Operations
How artificial intelligence will make our railway faster and greener
Cara Murphy, practice director, rail consulting for Atkins shows how AI will lead to a major step change in the rail industry.
Top Stories
Labour, railways and the General Election
Labour’s headline policy on rail, reiterated at last year’s party conference in Liverpool, is to end the franchising system and reinstate public operation on a rolling basis, as each contract expires.
The changing face of the Piccadilly Line
Here, we examine the £2.9 billion investment programme on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line.
Suppliers’ uncertain wait for new trains
Challenges - and opportunities - ahead for Britain’s train builders, refurbishment specialists and their supply chains, as they await vital new orders.