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Franchising
Network
14 Oct
No special agreements for open access operators
Network
21 Sep
Government axes rail franchising after 24 years
Network
2 Apr
GB Rail: Labour’s blueprint for a publicly owned railway
Network
11 Mar
COVER STORY: Northern Trains Limited looks to the long-term
Network
15 Jan
COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow
Opinion
3 Jan
COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R874 - Responsibility… accountability
Network
10 Apr
Abellio wins East Midlands franchise
Network
24 Apr
First/Trenitalia withdraws East Midlands bid
Opinion
10 May
RAIL 826: Franchising must now evolve
Opinion
15 Feb
RAIL 820: Not broken, but damaged
RAIL Features
11 Feb
Is the RDG finally ‘manning up’?
Network
25 Jan
FirstGroup and Trenitalia join forces - eye West Coast and East Midlands franchises
Network
4 Feb
First and Stagecoach shortlisted for South Western franchise
Network
14 Jan
£1.2 million bill for franchise staff
Network
23 Dec
Northern franchise costs revealed
Network
15 Dec
DfT awards franchise ‘Passports’
Network
3 Dec
PAC investigates rail franchising reform
Network
24 Nov
Rail franchising: risks to DfT achieving value for money
Franchises
5 Aug
End of the line for South West Trains?
Network
6 May
TransPennine Express introduces new staff training scheme
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Entry deadline extended for 2024 National Rail Awards
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CrossCountry announces expansion and train refurbishments
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Five months on: how UK’s first battery-powered trains are faring at Headbolt Lane
Network
Bristol Parkway to Temple Meads electrification moves a step closer
News
Grand Union wins Stirling-London open access approval
News
Fleets due to come off-lease in next 12 months - some scrapped, some sold
News
Southern confirms timetable ‘shake-up’ this summer
Network
Baildon landslip: line ‘could re-open mid-March’ (gallery)
News
Siemens Mobility to invest £100 million in new UK rail infrastructure factory
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More Class 387s as GWR steps up electrics to Didcot
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Jamaica embarks on a new rail journey
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Island Line trains suffer wheelset problems
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