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Southeastern becomes South Eastern

Passengers may not even notice the small name change, but track and train are now together under the leadership of Steve White, who talks to Paul Clifton.

Daytime inspections expanded by South East Railways

Following on from the leadership merger between Southeastern and the regions infrastructure provider, Network Rail Kent Route last month, which was subsequently named South East Railways, a new approach to its railway maintenance inspections has been announced as one of its first initiatives.

Snap Analysis: It's the end of the open season for open access

The decision from The Office of Rail and Road could spell the end of many open access operators aspirations for expansion as the reality of the ECML and WCML capacity issues begins to bite.

Interview: ex-Eurostar boss Richard Brown

Richard Brown, former chief executive and chairman of Eurostar, says the plan for GBR “is quite superficial, full of ambition and fine words, with little in it”

Union dispute affects CrossCountry services

CrossCountry has warned passengers of “short notice cancellations” to its services across the network as an unresolved dispute with the RMT union begins to affect its timetable.

Rail fares enforcement: "Much more work to be done" ORR tells RAIL

Much more work needs to be done to ensure that the rules governing rail fares enforcement are fit for purpose believes ORR’s director of strategy Stephanie Tobyn.

Wrexham and Shropshire open access managers explain their vision

The Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway could be on the verge of approval for its service to London Euston. Peter Plisner talks to those behind the plans.

Borders Railway moves £10 million closer to Carlisle

As funding is confirmed for a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle, Andy Comfort explores the route beyond the Tweedbank buffers.

Review: West Midlands Railways introduces Class 730s

West Midlands Trains is introducing two Bombardier Aventra fleets into traffic and up first is the Class 730/0s for West Midlands Railways. By Pip Dunn.

In defence of the train drivers - Interview with Mick Whelan

After two years of strike action, ASLEF struck a deal with the new government in September. For Mick Whelan, it was just another chapter in his fight for his members. RICHARD WILCOCK speaks to the union chief

East West Rail proposes moving station as consultation into updated designs opens

East West Rail is opening a 10-week consultation into its updated plans to reconnect Oxford and Cambridge

Hull Trains keen to open up new markets

Part two of Andy Comforts’s focus on Hull Trains looks at the company’s recovery from the pandemic, and at its ambitions to run more services.

How Hull Trains opened the door

National Rail Awards 2024: Passenger Operator Of The Year - Greater Anglia

Long-running rail dispute is over

Rail staff in the RMT union have voted to accept pay offers from train operating companies (TOCs) and Network Rail.

NRA Passenger Operator of the Year award 2024: Greater Anglia

The Passenger Operator of the Year award went to Greater Anglia in this year's National Rail Awards.

Temporary changes to CrossCountry timetable announced after successful Easter trial

Train operator CrossCountry will temporarily reduce its timetable from 10 August to 9 November to address ongoing reliability issues.

UK train operators affected by mass IT outage with delays expected

Train operators throughout the UK are affected by a worldwide IT outage.

Moment of truth for AWC ‘Everos’

Avanti West Coast’s first Hitachi ‘Evero’ bi-mode trains entered passenger service on June 2. Ben Jones takes a close look at the new Class 805s

Time to slow down the East Coast Main Line

Gareth Dennis argues the case for more trains stopping at more stations, to ease the capacity crunch