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New Wickford station building to be built from September four years after original was demolished

Wickford's original station building was demolished in 2021.

Greater Anglia 12 May

A lost tunnel… but what was it for? PAUL CLIFTON

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Salisbury’s future… and a mysterious past

Plans to transform Salisbury station are being developed. Meanwhile, a lost tunnel has been rediscovered beneath the buildings. Paul Clifton goes underground.

Stations 9 Apr

An example of an entrance for the HUB station. The Network Rail HUB station has been developed after an initial design competition which was won by Edinburgh-based architect 7N. NETWORK RAIL.

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Station design goes back to the future

As part of a wide-ranging programme to revamp how it approaches designing a station, Network Rail has looked to prefabrication. Richard Wilcock finds out more.

Stations 8 Apr

At Carlisle… heading north to Wemyss Bay. PETER PLISNER

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How far will split tickets and railcards take you on UK rail?

Fancy a coffee? In Scotland? All for around £40 return (not including the coffee)? Peter Plisner reports on mad days out by train.

Passengers 5 Mar

Euston’s approach, looking in the ‘Up’ direction towards the station (top left). The red double-decker bus is travelling south on Hampstead Road, while the bridge above the orange-fronted Class 710 and the green Pendolino carries Granby Terrace over the West Coast Main Line. Granby Terrace is being extended (right) to also traverse the future HS2 lines. CHRIS HOWE

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Euston is a work in progress that doesn't stop

It got the go-ahead late last year to resume turning London Euston into the southern terminus of HS2. But, as Chris Howe discovers, the work never stopped…

Major projects 28 Feb

Plans: View to the Great Eastern Hotel and station from the junction of Bishopsgate & Liverpool Street. NETWORK RAIL.

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Railway heritage saved in 2024

After examining railway structures that were on the ‘at risk’ radar, Dr Joseph Brennan turns the spotlight on stories that have had a happier ending.

Stations 21 Feb

An LNER Azuma passes the little-frequented Chathill on the East Coast Main Line. ALAMY.

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Chathill: the station that the nation forgot

Richard Foster explores a quiet area of the North East with one of the network’s quirkiest stations.

Stations 7 Feb

Manningtree station car park, with the steel wall visible in the middle. DEDHAM VALE SOCIETY.

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Rural society wins legal battle against Government over Greater Anglia station car park

Dedham Vale Society took the Government to court over an extension to Manningtree station car park.

Greater Anglia 1 Feb

A young library user browses the collection.

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Kents Bank: a station and a library for everyone

Library Manager Dr Paul Salveson recounts how the station and library are being developed into a fascinating valuable resource for the local community.

Stations 25 Dec

Collecting the award at the National Rail Awards in September. JACK BOSKETT.

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NRA 2024 winner: TfL makes time savings at Bank

Transport for London collected this year’s National Rail Awards Major Project of the Year for Underground's “most complex and technically challenging” project.

Major projects 18 Dec

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Euston’s HS2 green light…but questions remain

Euston will be the London terminus for HS2. But locals are fed up with the disruption and uncertainty about its timing and form.

Stations 11 Dec

A crowded concourse at Euston in 2024. JULIAN HALSTEAD

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Getting to grips with the ‘Euston Rush’

Network Rail is changing the way Euston operates. Paul Clifton finds out whether it is working.

Stations 11 Dec

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Opinion: riding home versus driving home for Christmas

Seasonal rushes, engineering works, snowstorms, traffic jams and can you work out whether Chris Rea would have got home for Christmas quicker by train?

Editor's comment 11 Dec

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Long-disused platform at Cleethorpes reopens to passengers after £1m refurbishment

Network Rail says the reopening is part of upgrades to enhance capacity at the station

Network Rail 10 Dec

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Heritage awards reward restored railway survivors

The results of this year's National Railway Heritage Awards.

Maintenance and refurb 9 Dec

Left: Multiple train classes and multiple operators fill the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly, offering a hint as to why lengthening trains can actually reduce services. PAUL BIGLAND

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A rail network epic exploration: Wales to London via South Coast

Part two of Paul Bigland’s All-Line Rover trip takes him on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers

Reviews 18 Nov

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Euston station not in a fit condition, says Rail Minister Lord Hendy

Rail Minister Lord Hendy has said euston is no longer in a fit condition, describing how bands hold marble columns together

Stations 14 Nov

Rail Minister Lord Hendy at the RIA conference 2024. RAIL

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Rail Minister Lord Hendy apologises for tone of letter to Systra in response to Euston safety concerns

Rail Minister Lord Hendy has publicly apologised for part of a letter sent to a supplier concerning an employee who had called Euston Station 'unsafe'.

Lord Peter Hendy 6 Nov

A Stadler battery-electric Class 777 calls at Sandhills station in Liverpool, en route to Headbolt Lane. Photo by Paul Bigland

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A rail network epic exploration: Halifax to Chester

Paul Bigland is back on his biennial travels, touring the nation’s rail network with an All-Line Rover, starting in the North West…

Trains 5 Nov

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Paddington ticket hall brings accessibility boost

The new ticket hall at Paddington station has opened, serving London Underground’s Bakerloo Line.

Paddington 24 Oct