Latest From Rail
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Opinion 25 Dec
Comment: A mix of modern and traditional on board the Shinkansen
Our columnist Christian Wolmar has been in Japan and on the legendary Shinkansen bullet train.
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Features 25 Dec
Kents Bank: a station and a library for everyone
Library Manager Dr Paul Salveson recounts how the station and library are being developed into a fascinating valuable resource for the local community.
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News 24 Dec
ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth
There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics.
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News 24 Dec
RAIB to publish Safety Digest after track workers involved in near miss
RAIB has been looking into the incident in November
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Fleet 24 Dec
Pair of former DRS Class 37s return to main line duty
The two locos are available again for spot hire
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Fleet 24 Dec
DRS Class 88 loco closer to return after two years out of traffic
The bi-mode locomotive has been seen running after two years out of traffic
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Opinion 24 Dec
Comment: Gatwick compares poorly with Far East counterparts
Our columnist Christian Wolmar has been in Japan and China, where he experienced three airport services.
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News 23 Dec
RAIB finds six calls reporting fallen tree went unanswered around time of Broughty Ferry crash
Rail Accident Investigation Branch publishes report into crash involving ScotRail HST in December 2023.
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Network 23 Dec
CrossCountry launches Cardiff-Edinburgh service - operator explains how it's boosted capacity
CrossCountry launched its Cardiff-Edinburgh service on December 16
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News 23 Dec
DfT looking at ways to protect space for additional HS2 Euston platforms - leaders admit still no agreed phase one cost
Comments come after Lord Hendy said HS2's Euston station would have six platforms
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Fleet 23 Dec
Class 93 undertakes first West Coast Main Line test runs
The tri-mode 93001 undertook light and loaded test runs between Crewe and Carlisle
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News 23 Dec
HS2 tunnel boring machine completes five-mile journey under London
The first five miles of the 8.4-mile-long Northolt Tunnel have been dug
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People 23 Dec
Heidi Alexander: Can London success transfer to wider stage for new Transport Secretary?
A look back at Heidi Alexander's time in charge of transport in London
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Features 23 Dec
Bradshaw’s Britain: Havant to Guildford
For his final foray onto the south of England’s rail network armed with Bradshaw’s 1863 Handbook, Stephen Roberts is on a section of the Portsmouth Direct Line.
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Opinion 23 Dec
Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway
Our anonymous columnist looks at the wider implications of the open access order that staves off the threat of lay-offs at Hitachi.
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News 20 Dec
Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight
Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons.
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News 20 Dec
GB Railfreight agrees four-year extension to existing aggregates transport contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Aggregate Industries have announced a four-year extension to their existing contract, solidifying their partnership in the movement of essential aggregate materials.
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News 20 Dec
Network Rail Class 150 to be withdrawn and disposed of
The unit was built in the mid-1980s as a track monitoring unit
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News 20 Dec
Series of Scottish charters in 2025 announced after SRPS and Locomotive Services Limited team up
The joint venture has led to a number of diesel-hauled railtours being confirmed for 2025
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Features 20 Dec
Mystery Shopper RAIL review: South Wales
Our Mystery Shopper is in South Wales, visiting revitalised lines on a network that has new trains coming and a new Metro system on the horizon.
Top Stories
Analysis: Rail freight sector must bide its time for a clear strategy
How is our new government faring on rail reform? In our Manifesto for Rail series, Howard Johnston turns in this issue to freight.
Keeping the wheels turning on Elizabeth line Class 345s
Philip Haigh visits Alstom’s Old Oak Common depot, to gain an insight into the work that goes to maintaining a modern train fleet.
Opinion: Additional train paths from a scaled-back HS2
Current assessments of HS2 are too gloomy, as several frugal tweaks are available to improve its business case in the changed rail market, says Stuart Porter.
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.
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