Latest From Rail
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News 18 Dec
Transport Committee Inquiry launched into boom-or-bust cycles
The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate how the government can establish a stable pipeline of rail projects to secure the future of the industry.
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News 18 Dec
Solution to GWR's Sunday service problems 'not going to happen any time soon'
Great Western Railway has regularly had to cancel long-distance Sunday services
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Features 18 Dec
NRA 2024 winner: TfL makes time savings at Bank
Transport for London collected this year’s National Rail Awards Major Project of the Year for Underground's “most complex and technically challenging” project.
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Fleet 17 Dec
Procurement process to replace ScotRail HSTs gets under way
Scottish Government confirms plans to replace fleet of 25, with contract set to be awarded in 2025
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News 17 Dec
New Devolution Framework unveiled could help Mayors control rail services
The Government has outlined further plans for devolution for English regions as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor released its English Devolution White Paper on December 16.
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News 17 Dec
Stock faults force Pathfinder Railtours to cancel final 2024 trips
One tour in November ran with carriages with defects including no lighting or heating
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News 17 Dec
Go-op to launch fundraising campaign as it seeks £2.8m to start services
The open access operator was given permission by the ORR to run services from as early as December 2025, though 2026 is more likely
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Opinion 17 Dec
Opinion: Custom and culture, the pillars of Japan’s rail efficiency
Our columnist Christian Wolmar is in Japan, experiencing the brilliancies and quirks of its varied rail networks.
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Opinion 16 Dec
Women in Rail Mentoring Programme - 20 years on
Rajinder Pryor MBE, Head of Business Partnering (Southern), Route Services, Network Rail and Board Trustee, Women in Rail talks about what she has learned and how Women in Rail helped changer her life
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News 16 Dec
Northumberland line reopens to passengers after 60 years
Services between Newcastle and Ashington resumed on Sunday December 15
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News 16 Dec
Local politicians throw support behind proposed Rochdale-London service
A new high-speed rail service linking Rochdale with London for the first time in 25 years has secured significant political backing.
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News 16 Dec
Siemens Mobility to press ahead with new £100 million Chippenham factory
Siemens Mobility has received the green light to proceed with its £100 million investment in a new rail infrastructure, digital engineering, and research and development facility in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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Features 16 Dec
Interview: 2020 review author Sir Douglas Oakervee on HS2's future
With the eastern and northern legs of HS2 cancelled since the Oakervee Review, its author talks to Peter Pilsner about what happens next for HS2.
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News 13 Dec
RMT calls off Avanti Christmas strikes as its members mull new offer
Avanti West Coast Train managers have suspended strike action which had been called by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT).
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News 13 Dec
Lord Hendy gives update on long-awaited new East Coast Main Line timetable
Rail minister tells Transport Select Committee he's 'optimistic of a conclusion that will benefit all ECML users'
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News 13 Dec
Another two years before SWR's full fleet of Class 701 Arterios are in service
The fleet was officially launched into traffic at London Waterloo by former England cricketer Stuart Broad
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Features 13 Dec
Hitachi Rail's bold experiment with battery-electric bi-mode units
Hitachi Rail has been carrying out trials on a Class 802 aimed at advancing the use of battery-electric bi-mode units. Richard Wilcock finds out more.
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Opinion 13 Dec
Heidi Alexander must deliver a railway fit for the 21st century
With GBR still several years away from managing train operations, Philip Haigh explains why the government has to fully engage with today’s railway.
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News 12 Dec
HS2 to begin work on moving Great Western main line at Old Oak Common
Elizabeth Line bosses believe that disruption over the Christmas period will be minimal as construction work at the new Old Oak Common terminus continues.
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News 12 Dec
Remodelling and roof work to transform Huddersfield and remove bottleneck
Two 30-day blockades will be needed to create more capacity as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade
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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