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Fleet 10 Apr
DCRail finalises purchase of Class 56 after fault-free running
The Class 56 has been sold to the freight operator by the Class 56 Group.
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News 10 Apr
Wagons used for Port Talbot steel flow temporarily withdrawn after "safety issues" found
Flow temporarily switches from GBRf to DB Cargo UK while wagons are checked.
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News 9 Apr
Lord Hendy responds to MPs over rail reform consultation after they ask for clarity
Transport Select Committee had asked Rail Minister for clarity on part of the consultation.
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News 9 Apr
"Strong likelihood" LNER Grantham overspeed echoes similar incidents on ECML, RAIB finds
RAIB issues statement after LNER service went over crossing at more than double the permitted speed.
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News 9 Apr
GBRf discussing plans for ten Class 99s to be ETS fitted and have 100mph top speed
GB Railfreight has not ruled out a further batch being fitted with Dellner couplers
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News 9 Apr Advertisement feature
The pivotal role of UK Railway Digitalisation in the Energy Transition
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Opinion 9 Apr
Comment: Can the railway be rejuvenated in North West Wales?
Philip Haigh considers the viability of reopening a rail route between Bangor, Caernarfon and Afon Wen.
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Features 9 Apr
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.
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News 8 Apr
Trenitalia operator announces plan for high-speed London-Paris service to rival Eurostar
Operator already runs services in France and Italy and becomes the latest to announce plans to rival Eurostar.
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News 8 Apr
"Too many challenges for approval": cross-country open access plan withdrawn
Grand Union withdraws application after which had been with ORR for more than a year.
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News 8 Apr
Network Rail submits revised Liverpool Street plans to accommodate 200 million passengers a year
Network Rail submits plans it says will transform UK's busiest station.
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News 8 Apr
Calls for better station announcements to help visually impaired users
Some platforms at Birmingham New Street don't have a working PA system.
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Features 8 Apr
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.
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News 7 Apr
Open access operator's frustration as year-long wait for decision continues
Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway wants to run between North Wales and London Euston.
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Fleet 7 Apr
HNRC Swietelsky unveils first loco in new 'half and half' livery
The loco emerged from the paint shop on March 31 and is now being returned to traffic.
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Fleet 7 Apr
Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation
A pair of Class 90s have returned to traffic with Freightliner, while a damaged '92' has now been repaired.
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News 7 Apr
Rail reform: fears GBR could "mark its own homework" raised in parliamentary meeting
Separation of powers was discussed at March's All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group.
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Opinion 7 Apr
Comment: Devolution revolution… and Great British Railways
The tensions between local and central decision-making for rail.
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News 4 Apr
New incentive scheme launched for prospective Channel Tunnel operators
London St. Pancras Highspeed, the newly branded name for HS1 Ltd, has unveiled an initiative designed to enhance international rail travel between the UK and Europe.
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Network 4 Apr
Decision on how to replace SWR's diesel units needed "within a year or two"
Replacement for Class 158s and '159s' could also affect future development of Salisbury station.
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Network 4 Apr
Network Rail outlines when next Island Line closure for further renewal work will take place
The full route to Ryde Pier is set to reopen at the start of May.
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News 3 Apr
Train Collision with Car due to Signalling Error, RAIB Report Finds
A signalling error where the signaller forgot the level crossing gates were open was the cause of a passenger train collision with a car, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found.
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