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Train operators have been granted dispensation to run non-compliant rolling stock. But could that situation have been avoided? RICHARD CLINNICK reports

First of ten new 12-car Greater Anglia trains enters traffic on Norwich-London route

“A new way of delivering the railway cannot now be avoided… and a radical fare review must be part of it.”

Retired Chartered Engineer Calvin Barrows proposes simple but innovative solutions to the age-old problem of overheating metro networks

“...a cabinet office minister said ...that too often when discussing policy, officials just ‘didnt know what they were talking about”

“Raise fares reasonably, then improve services - this is the only sensible way forward.”

“This review is something the industry desperately needs. 2018 was a disaster for the railway.”

Testing begins on Metrolink's newest route

First class tickets no longer sold on Greater Anglia's regional services as new trains are introduced

Construction of new Cambridge South station could start in 2023 subject to planning permission being awarded