Research Hub
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COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: Is an OLR really the answer?
Northern has inherited problems that are beyond its control
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COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: Devolution, not destruction
Protecting the ‘N’ in NR must be a priority for Williams
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: The case for Okehampton reopening
JIM STEER examines the business and economic needs that must be considered and satisfied by an Exeter-Plymouth rail reopening skirting the north of Dartmoor
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour’s railway vision
Shadow Transport Secretary ANDY McDONALD shares with CONRAD LANDIN his thoughts on how a renationalised railway would take shape
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: HS2: Dispatches tells a misleading and incomplete story
Earlier this year, PAUL BIGLAND defended HS2 against the claims made in a Channel 4 documentary
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: The future face of franchises is shrouded in uncertainty
Chris Grayling wanted to run the East Coast franchise as a public-private partnership, but problems around responsibilities, trust and risk must be resolved
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘Old trains’: a national disgrace or shoddy journalism?
Stories decrying Britain’s ‘ageing train fleet’ are short-sighted, lacking in context and fail to take into account the benefits of franchise renewals
Top Stories
First Northern Pacer taken for scrapping, with dozens to follow
“While Pacers have served the North well, we know that they are old, outdated and not popular with our customers" - Northern MD David Brown
Hitachi to build 23 trains for Avanti West Coast
Newton Aycliffe to build 23 new trains for Avanti West Coast
Surplus Class 185s could yet be retained
Could TPE retain Class 185s?
