Electrification

Preserving the past takes passion and perseverance. Chris Howe reports on the successful effort to find a home for a discarded Merseyrail Class 57 electric unit

Parallel's from the past in our present: Our first extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025.

Joe Campbell joins the team conducting trials of fast-charge battery technology on the West Ealing to Greenford branch.

Hitachi Rail has been carrying out trials on a Class 802 aimed at advancing the use of battery-electric bi-mode units. Richard Wilcock finds out more.

With a new government, how can the case for electrification be made afresh? Money is tight but, unlike most infrastructure investment, there are quick wins.

More passenger services and new rolling stock operating on newly electrified routes is offering plenty of positives for rail travel in South Wales - but not everything is rosy, with controversy over a proposed new station in Cardiff. ANDREW MOURANT reports.

The winner of the Innovation of the Year award in the 2024 National Rail Awards was Rail Electrification Alliance (Static Frequency Converters).

Due for completion in 2035, the TRU will cut journey times, improve reliability and increase capacity. Chris Howe reports.

Successive governments have spurned opportunities to make the UK’s railways cleaner and more efficient by investing in a rolling programme electrification.

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