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News 13 May
Suppliers claim exclusion from £300m HS1 asset renewals work
More than half of the investment has been allocated without an open tender process.
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News 13 May
The 14 new open access routes currently being planned - from approved to awaiting submission
More than a dozen new routes are planned by open access operators.
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News 13 May
Trenitalia provides more details about why it's looking to start Channel Tunnel services
Italian state-run operator announced plans for London-Paris service in April.
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News 12 May
Open access to cost LNER £1.1bn over next decade in abstracted revenue, report claims
New report suggests an average of £100 of revenue a year will be abstracted from state-run operator up until 2035.
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News 12 May
New Wickford station building to be built from September four years after original was demolished
Wickford's original station building was demolished in 2021.
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News 12 May
First breakthrough at HS2 tunnel in Birmingham as 22-month journey comes to an end
Tunnel boring machine completes a 3.5-mile journey from Warwickshire to Birmingham.
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News 12 May
Hitachi to host open day at Newton Aycliffe factory as part of Railway 200
Open day in October to include tours and visiting trains.
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News 12 May
DRS and port operator review intermodal flow after trial "successfully demonstrates route"
A 12-week trial ended last month with both train and port operators reviewing its success.
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Fleet 12 May
More Class 08s sold for conversion to battery power
Positive Traction has acquired four more shunters for conversion to battery power.
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Opinion 12 May
Comment: Great British Railways and the balance of power
Differing rail sectors are all pushing for their interests to be protected under the Department for Transport’s new industry body, says Philip Haigh.
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Features 12 May
Welcome to the HS2 Bootcamp
A small project at Euston could lead to bigger things… and help to build a legacy. Tom Edwards reports.
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News 9 May
Date Greater Anglia will be nationalised is confirmed
Greater Anglia will be the third train operating company nationalised in 2025.
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News 9 May
HS2 CEO: "We only get one shot" at reset as he explains how project has become "discontinuous"
HS2 CEO, Mark Wild insists that the year-long “reset” can only happen once as he aims to turn around the beleaguered project.
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News 9 May
MPs lobby Network Rail to support open access Wrexham-London plan
Group of MPs serving communities along the route put their names to a letter supporting the plan.
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News 9 May
Rail Live 2025: the speakers confirmed for the UK's largest rail exhibition
Speakers including Lord Hendy and Sir Andrew Haines are set to speak at this year's Rail Live.
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Features 9 May
Holding out for a zero: why stations number platforms '0'
Andy Comfort finds out about a way to increase platform capacity without renumbering the whole station - and locates a few examples.
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News 8 May
Northern Trains publishes tender for 323s refurb
Northern Trains has put out a tender to refurbish its fleet of 17 (51 vehicles) class 323 trainsets, which it has taken from West Midlands Railway.
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News 8 May
West Midlands Metro: plans for east Birmingham extension revived as part of football club move
Proposal to relocate Birmingham City FC could lead to tramline extension
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News 8 May
Signal theft discovered by staff when trying to clear line for freight train
Signaller discovered fault with missing signal arm confirmed by passing freight driver.
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News 8 May
Bookings open for Coventry Very Light Rail tests
Bookings can made online for people to ride on the unit during tests during May and June.
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Opinion 8 May
Comment: The smallest things can compromise level crossing safety
Philip Haigh looks at the circumstances and chain of events that led to a collision at Redcar.
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News 7 May
Investment pipeline boom and bust the "worst supply chain has seen", industry bodies tell MPs
Representatives from Network Rail, Railway Industry Association and Rail Forum give evidence at Transport Select Committee.
Top Stories
Rail’s retirement challenge and the looming skills shortage
Nine per cent of people working on the railway left last year. Paul Clifton asks whether enough is being done to to fill the empty seats they leave behind.
Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route
Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
Rail devolution… and integration
The English Devolution White Paper and the government’s rail reform consultation are together proposing a major shift of power from central to local government.
Guest Comment: Rail devolution under GBR
Will there be local control or a guiding mind, asks Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall.
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