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Opinion 10 Apr

Can rail provide the services to match Gatwick Airport's growth ambition?

We assess Network Rail’s options for reinstating and developing rail services from Kent to Gatwick Airport
Features 10 Apr

UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean

Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town
News 10 Apr

Rail Minister marks completion of £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade

Improved reliability promised on upgraded Manchester-Sheffield line
News 10 Apr

Fleets due to come off-lease in next 12 months - some scrapped, some sold

Summary of some key fleet movements announced for 2024.
News 10 Apr

Climate change dictates Network Rail spending plans

Climate change and its fallout are at the heart of the next five-year plan
News 10 Apr

Island Line trains suffer wheelset problems

Stock only went into service in November 2021
News 10 Apr

Steelworks opts for cleaner shunters

Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters.
News 27 Mar

Fast-charge battery train put into action

Great Western Railway’s ‘fast-charge’ battery train, 230001, is undergoing a 12-month trial on the Greenford branch in west London, to assess its technology and consider whether it could be used on other lines.
News 27 Mar

Call for Avanti to be stripped of West Coast operation

Political leaders in northern England voted unanimously to ditch Avanti West Coast as the operator of long-distance trains from London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, North Wales and Scotland.
Features 26 Mar

Apprentices trained on railway systems

Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems
Features 26 Mar

A new dawn for Welsh rail

What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.
News 26 Mar

CrossCountry announces expansion and train refurbishments

Train operator CrossCountry has announced an expansion and will have 12 new trains in operation by May 2025.
Advice 19 Mar

Labour, railways and the General Election

Labour’s headline policy on rail, reiterated at last year’s party conference in Liverpool, is to end the franchising system and reinstate public operation on a rolling basis, as each contract expires.
Features 19 Mar

Getting rail funding back on track

There’s been much debate recently about whether Westminster politicians have lost interest in the railways.
News 19 Mar

Porterbrook acquires Electrostar fleet

Porterbrook has taken ownership of 30 Class 379 Electrostars which it intends to lease to Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to run on the Great Northern route.
News 19 Mar

Multi-million-pound improvement work over Easter bank holiday

Network Rail engineers are gearing up for a £90 million programme of work over the Easter bank holiday long weekend.
News 19 Mar

New box wagons order is a boost to UK’s rail freight capacity

GB Railfreight has ordered 50 new Greenbrier-manufactured box wagons as part of a commitment to expanding the UK rail freight sector.
People 19 Mar

DfT announces new director general for rail services

Scotland’s Railway managing director Alex Hynes has been appointed as director general, rail services.
News 19 Mar

Electric train completes first test run

Electric Northern Class 33's maiden voyage between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge.
News 13 Mar
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