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News 1 Oct
ScotRail to restore full timetable
ScotRail is to restore its full timetable from Monday 7 October for the first time since a temporary timetable was introduced on 10 July.
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Opinion 1 Oct
Opinion: The travails of getting to the end of a branch line
Christian Wolmar reflects on the point of some remoter stations if the service is so infrequent.
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News 1 Oct
End for HSTs edges closer as ScotRail seeks new trains
The Scottish government has announced that the procurement process is under way for new rolling stock to replace its InterCity 125 High Speed Trains.
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News 1 Oct
TfL progresses West London Orbital plans
Transport for London says it is close to completing a feasibility study for its proposed 11-mile West London Orbital project.
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News 1 Oct
Scottish HSTs head back north
Two of ScotRail’s HST power cars have returned to Scotland.
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News 30 Sep
Freight route doubles
A freight service linking two of the largest container ports is to double to two trains a week.
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Features 30 Sep
The special trains that are saving lives in Ukraine
Gary Essex reports on the trains helping the Ukrainian war effort - the Médecins Sans Frontières Hospital Train and the Warren Buffett Foundation Food Train.
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News 30 Sep
Discontinuous third-rail idea for West of England line
‘Islands’ of third-rail electric power are being assessed for the West of England line between Basingstoke and Exeter.
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News 30 Sep
Funds to speed up EU border checks
The government is providing £3.5 million each to Eurotunnel at Folkestone and Eurostar at St Pancras, to prepare for the EU’s new digital Entry/Exit System which is due to start on November 10.
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News 30 Sep
RSSB backs calls for lowering age for train drivers
A new study by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has recommended lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18.
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News 27 Sep
ORR accepts NR Wales and Western Region's Improvement Plan
The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has approved Network Rail’s plan to improve train performance across the Wales and Western England region.
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News 27 Sep
A step in the right direction to meet freights ambitions
As further reform to rail continues apace, changes to rail freight and the charges attached to it have already been made. In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport (DfT) has waived track access charges for new freight flows for the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.
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Insight 27 Sep
The new rail recruits adding business benefits with diversity
Why should rail employers take on people from disadvantaged backgrounds? As well as the right thing, Paul Clifton learns that it’s essential for the future.
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Opinion 27 Sep
Opinion: Passenger support at stations - and making them safe for all
Philip Haigh examines two incidents which highlight the need for excellent customer service to go hand-in-hand with reliable services
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News 26 Sep
Kit for Kyiv: Saving lives in Ukraine
Every day, railway workers are at risk in Ukraine. More than 2,500 have been killed or injured since the start of the war in 2022.
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Opinion 26 Sep
Opinion: Moving fast on rail reform: but will things be fixed?
The government should not be blaming the private sector for all the problems the railway faces, says Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive of Rail partners.
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News 26 Sep
NR attends to tree hazards at Widnes
Network Rail will begin essential woodland management work in Cheshire this September.
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News 26 Sep
Hydrogen mooted as a route to net zero in Scotland’s Far North
The Far North and West Highland lines could be decarbonised through discontinuous electrification, RIA Scotland chair Campbell Braid tells SNP conference.
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News 25 Sep
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.
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News 25 Sep
Class 99 hybrid unveiled at Innotrans
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has unveiled its new hybrid bi-mode Class 99 locomotive at InnoTrans.
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National Rail Awards 2024: the results (more pictures added)
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UK's first Intercity battery train hits the tracks
Main line tests have started on the nation's first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network.
How to grow off-peak leisure travel by rail
Non-commuter lines are experiencing an upswing in fortunes, but the UK lags behind mainland Europe when it comes to value for money and accessibility.
“It is hard not to be inspired” by Ukraine’s Iron People
Q&A with Rail Partners’ Andy Bagnall, who is spearheading an appeal to provide vital safety kit to fellow railway workers in Ukraine.
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