Rail Magazine - Page 5

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Leeds: LNER plans boost to city’s Sunday services!

LNER plans to boost Sunday services for Leeds to half-hourly,

2 Jun

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NR: funding constraints to increase service delays

Network Rail expects infrastructure delays to increase over the five years from 2024

1 Jun

Comment

R982 - Winning back rail passengers

Value for money and a sense of worth for the railway

Editor's comment 4 May

News

Essential action points for rail’s evolution

PAUL STEPHEN examines the key lessons and action points to emerge from RAIL’s recent webinar series

2 May

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Are HSTs being removed too soon?

The removal of HSTs from CrossCountry saves cash now, but will it throttle passenger growth? MEL HOLLEY reports

24 Apr

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Cracks in viaduct close important rail artery

The main railway line between Oxford and Didcot will remain closed until June 10, after a viaduct over the River Thames became unsafe to use.

18 Apr

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Rail’s £1 billion Information Revolution

BEN JONES joins the East Coast Digital Programme overnight testing team to discover how the industry has come together to deliver this revolution

14 Apr

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First ‘555’ for Tyne and Wear Metro

Nexus and Stadler moved one stage closer to bringing new trains into Tyne and Wear Metro service on March 17

13 Apr

Comment

R980 - Pay deal a positive result

Punctuality and reliability now key to rail’s recovery

Phil Haigh 6 Apr

Comment

R979 - Slow speed ahead for High Speed

Delay will not reduce costs, but will delay benefits

Editor's comment 21 Mar

News

DRS rumoured to be offloading Class 57/3s

Speculation surrounds the prospects for the remaining Class 57/3 locomotives on the books of Direct Rail Services

20 Mar

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People Mover inventor John Parry dies aged 85

John Parry, creator of the Parry People Mover brand of ultra-light vehicle that has become part of the UK transport vocabulary, died on February 17

15 Mar

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NR signs suppliers on £9bn renewals deals

Four supply chain companies have signed a ground-breaking ten-year deal with Network Rail.

14 Mar

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Full timetable resumes after Hook landslip repaired

The South Western Main Line returned to a full timetable on February 24, six weeks after a clay embankment collapsed at Hook in Hampshire

8 Mar

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Consultation begins on minimum service levels

A 12-week consultation on setting minimum service levels for the rail industry was launched on February 20.

28 Feb

News

Outreach events to promote Samaritans campaign

TOCs, BTP and Network Rail have joined with Samaritans to remind people that we all have the potential to be lifesavers, simply by striking up a conversation.

27 Feb

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TBMs temporarily halted following sinkhole scare

HS2 was forced to temporarily halt excavation work on West Ruislip Tunnel on February 18, following reports of bubbling foam emerging on the surface above.

26 Feb

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GWR takes over trials of Vivarail battery train

Trials involving a fast-charging battery-powered passenger train will continue, with Great Western Railway taking over assets and staff from Vivarail

25 Feb

News

NR handed safety directions after woman dies at high-risk crossing

Two recommendations to improve level crossing safety have been made to Network Rail by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch

23 Feb

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Worthing train driver death prompts safety directives

Rail accident investigators have made a series of recommendations, following an incident when a train driver died after he got out of his cab and hit by a train

22 Feb