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Station design goes back to the future
As part of a wide-ranging programme to revamp how it approaches designing a station, Network Rail has looked to prefabrication. Richard Wilcock finds out more.
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Rail devolution… and integration
The English Devolution White Paper and the government’s rail reform consultation are together proposing a major shift of power from central to local government.
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Access for All awaits a clear pathway
Unfunded Access for All works at Britain’s stations has left Department for Transport ministers ‘considering their options’. Mel Holley unpicks the detail.
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Railway 200 Then and Now: Pneumatic and even weirder propelled trains
Rammell’s extraordinary Pneumatic Railway - and the other offbeat propulsion methods that have been tried since.
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Review: ScotRail's investment pays off
Scotland’s railways should have benefited from major investment where it is needed the most - commuter routes. The Mystery Shopper investigates.
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The fight to open up the network
The government has cooled in its support for open access operations, but companies remain optimistic that their ambitions will reach fruition.
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In defence of the train drivers - Interview with Mick Whelan
After two years of strike action, ASLEF struck a deal with the new government in September. For Mick Whelan, it was just another chapter in his fight for his members. RICHARD WILCOCK speaks to the union chief
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Railway 200: Gearing up for the ‘Greatest Gathering’
The ‘Greatest Gathering’ at Alstom's Litchurch Lane factory in Derby will be one of the biggest events during this year's celebrations, explains Peter Plisner.
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Railway 200: Brunel's timber viaducts of Cornwall
In his latest tribute to Britain’s railway infrastructure, Dr Joseph Brenann travels to Cornwall to honour the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Review: ScotRail with a 'Spirit of Scotland' rover ticket
In the first of a three-part Scottish Special, RAIL’s latest mystery shopper survey covers Ayrshire and Galloway - including the reduced service to Stranraer.
