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Rising passenger numbers and a new fleet might make PETER STRACHAN’s job a dream. But there have been troubled nights as well, as he reveals to RICHARD CLINNICK

How plans for a devolved West Midlands franchise are being developed, with the need for timely resolutions to the region’s transport concerns

RAIL looks at the prospects for extending the old Waverley route all the way southwards to Carlisle

Everyone’s a winner with the newly re-opened stretch of Borders railway - but it was hard work for the campaigners and the contractors who built the railway

Stagecoach has failed to secure a two-year contract to continue running South West Trains beyond 2017…so what went wrong? PAUL CLIFTON reports

How do train operating companies deal with social media? Is it useful, or can it be a hindrance when passengers can access information ahead of railway staff?

PHILIP HAIGH reports on the franchise operators bidding to run more services on the already congested East Coast Main Line, and capacity problems on the line

Many of Britain’s train operating companies are also big names in the rail industry in other parts of Europe and elsewhere. PAUL PRENTICE reports

Locomotive-hauled coaching stock can again be seen on the Cumbrian Coast Line. RICHARD CLINNICK reports

Chiltern Railways Operations and Safety Director ANDREW MUNDEN tells RICHARD CLINNICK why the operator is replacing Class 67s with new Class 68s