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Opinion 25 Nov
Comment: GBR in 2026 and support for open access and freight
Philip Haigh on new Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s debut appearance before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.
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Features 25 Nov
GBR a "real winner" for West Midlands - TfWM's Mal Drury-Rose
As Director of Rail at Transport for West Midlands, Mal Drury-Rose is set to play a crucial role as the region targets more control over local rail services.
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News 22 Nov
More than 1,500 railway bridge strikes in 12 months - but number is lowest in five years
Network Rail has listed the ten most bashed bridges in 2023-24
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News 22 Nov
Tributes paid to John Prescott after former Transport Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister dies aged 86
John Prescott died on Wednesday at the age 86
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News 22 Nov
Northumberland Line on course to open next month - but frustrations arise over lack of precise date
The Northumberland Line between Newcastle and Ashington is due to open next month, but despite train times appearing, no exact date has been set
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Features 22 Nov
FLIRT bi-mode trains help Greater Anglia to top performing operator
Ben Jones visits East Anglia to see how the Swiss-built Stadler bi-mode trains and the Derby-built ‘Aventras’ have helped GA in their first five years.
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News 21 Nov
Elizabeth line 'reshaping' London journeys as Britain's busiest stations are revealed
The Office of Rail and Road has published the data showing Britain's busiest stations in 2023-24, with the Elizabeth line serving six of the top ten
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News 21 Nov
Passenger Railway Services Bill passed in Parliament after government rejects suggestion to rank operators
The House of Lords suggested three amendments to the government's Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, two of which have been rejected
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News 21 Nov
Grand Central hints at new train order as it requests to extend track access rights
Grand Central is requesting a decade-long track extension on its existing routes along the East Coast Main Line and into King's Cross
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News 21 Nov
Planning application submitted for new £32 million Golborne rail station
A planning application by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) for a new £32 million railway station in Golborne has been submitted to Wigan Council
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News 20 Nov
Northern under fire by Transport for the North for poor performance - cancellation target deemed 'unacceptable'
Mayor Andy Burnham has said that very little has improved with Northern since the breach notice was issued by the Department for Transport in July.
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News 20 Nov
TFL announces new operator for Elizabeth Line starting next year
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between Go-Ahead Group, Tokyo Metro, and Sumitomo Corporation, will take over as the operator of the Elizabeth line from May 2025
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News 20 Nov
Network Rail promises answers to supply chain after communication concerns raised
Representatives from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grilled NR’s Group Director, Railway Business Services, Clive Berrington, at the Railway Industry Association conference earlier this month
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News 20 Nov
No plans for LNER to keep King's Cross-Sunderland service after mid-December
LNER's direct service linking London King's Cross and Sunderland is due to stop at the December timetable change
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News 20 Nov
First London Northwestern Railway Class 350s taken off-lease
The first three Class 350/2s run by London Northwestern Railway have been returned to Porterbrook
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Features 20 Nov
Wales and Western’s route to reliability
Network Rail’s Project Brunel should improve performance on the Wales and Western Region. How have the first six months gone? Tom Edwards find out.
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Opinion 20 Nov
Opinon: Looking back at Abermule 1921 - a head-on collision on Cambrian single line that killed 17
Philip Haigh tells the story of another Cambrian line accident over a century ago.
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News 19 Nov
Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means'
Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to renew the network.
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News 19 Nov
Key role of peak fares in Scottish Budget
Green MSPs have vowed to press the SNP government to reverse its decision to bring back peak rail fares.
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News 19 Nov
East Midlands Railway adds services on cross-country route in December timetable change
EMR is to introduce more services on one of its cross-country routes from next month
Top Stories
Opinion: Rest day agreements to get Northern back on track
Too many cancellations are damaging the operator’s ability to provide a reliable railway. The issues run deeper than the use of fax machines, says Philip Haigh
Opinion: This is how we can make ticketing simple and transparent
Christian Wolmar reckons he has a simple plan to sort out the network's confusing fares structure and ticketing anomalies.
Mid-Wales train crash: Poor rail adhesion found on track approaching site of head-on collision
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has said wheel/rail adhesion was "relatively low" on the approach to the scene of Monday's fatal collision
Analysis: GBR is now in motion… but change will be a slow process
In the build-up to July’s General Election, we presented a seven-point manifesto for rail. Howard Johnston assesses progress with point 1: Great British Railway.
Comment: Go-ahead for Euston link?
Revival of the HS2 city terminus could be tied in with station improvements, says our anonymous Industry Insider columnist
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