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News 18 Dec

HS2: Capacity concerns raised again after Lord Hendy says Euston station will have six platforms

Lord Hendy said the HS2 Euston station will still have just six platforms, a decision made by the previous Conservative government
News 18 Dec

HS2 Chair to step down as costs for project continue to rise

Sir Jon Thompson, the Chair of HS2 Ltd, has announced his intention to step down from his position in the spring of 2025.
Fleet 18 Dec

First Class 555 EMU enters service on Tyne and Wear Metro

The first of the 46-strong fleet of EMUs has carried passengers for the first time
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
News 16 Dec

Northumberland line reopens to passengers after 60 years

Services between Newcastle and Ashington resumed on Sunday December 15
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.
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.
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.
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).
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'
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
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.