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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"Too many challenges for approval": cross-country open access plan withdrawn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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News 3 Apr
Grand Central announces Hitachi tri-mode order after securing 11-year track access extension
Open access operator announces £300m deal for Hitachi's first UK tri-mode units.
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News 3 Apr
Track laying under way for Coventry Very Light Rail ahead of city debut
Demonstration track aims to show how the system can be implemented more quickly than traditional trams.
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News 3 Apr
Network Rail "can't support" Lumo Paignton plans as it outlines capacity concerns
Network Rail says no paths exist for a number of services planned on Great Western Main Line.
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News 3 Apr
British firm on the brink of £100 million wagon contract
Mansfield-based firm set to provide Irish operator with 400 wagons.
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Opinion 3 Apr
Comment: GBR must step out of the shadows and show intent
Our regular columnist Christian Wolmar on the challenges that face the development of Great British Railways.
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News 2 Apr
Last few days to enter National Rail Awards 2025
The deadline for entries for this year's National Rail Awards close on April 4
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News 2 Apr
Two new open access cross-country routes set to be submitted to rail regulator
Rail consultants SLC Rail have worked up plans for two new open access routes.
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News 2 Apr
"Massive untapped potential": New Channel Tunnel open access hopefuls detail plans
Gemini Trains CEO speaks to RAIL about firm's plans to start running international services.
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Rail devolution… and integration
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