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Opinion 1 Jan
Comment: rail reform starts with getting the basics right
Guest columnist Stephen Joseph offers his checklist for successful rail reform
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News 31 Dec
Rail leaders honoured in New Year's Honours List
Network Rail Chief Executive, Andrew Haines, has been awarded a Knighthood in the King's New Year Honours list.
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News 31 Dec
Freight bosses fear losing Manchester paths as part of devolution of passenger services
Greater Manchester Combined Authority plans to bring eight rail lines in the city under its Bee Network
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News 31 Dec
Battery-electric trains the preferred option to replace Class 165s and 166s on GWR cross-country route
DMUs need replacing by the mid-2030s
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News 31 Dec
Drone patrols in operation after £100,000 cable stolen from electrification project
The theft was discovered over the Christmas period days before the line was set to be energised
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News 31 Dec
Switches and crossings for HS2 to be delivered from logistics hub in Hull
Despite being 100 miles from the nearest point of HS2, there's one good reason the Yorkshire site has been chosen
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News 30 Dec
New open access operation planned between London Waterloo and Fawley branch
Man behind Grand Union is looking to start a new operation on the South Western Main Line from 2026
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Fleet 30 Dec
Hitachi pushes on with East Midlands Railway Class 810 assembly and testing
The acceptance of units is scheduled between spring 2025 and summer 2026, with the first passenger services anticipated around autumn 2025
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News 30 Dec
DCRail begins cross-London aggregates flow that 'goes against laws of running freight trains'
The new service started in October and can take between 40 and 50 lorries off the road each time it runs
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Opinion 30 Dec
Comment: open access opens up new opportunities for government
Editor Dickon Ross on RAIL's coverage of the emerging role of open access in Great British Railways that could reshape the future of TOCs after nationalisation.
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Features 30 Dec
HS2’s complex alignments at Calvert
Chris Howe reports on construction progress of a short section that will be key to providing links with East West Rail and other rail facilities.
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Opinion 30 Dec
Comment: FirstGroup's plans for open access expansion
An order for new trains at Newton Aycliffe is welcome, but Philip Haigh asks where are the ambitions for new stock with low floors for accessibility.
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Opinion 30 Dec
Comment: The railway will still need fixing - quickly
Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall is about to wind up his organisation but leaves with this plea to government on GBR.
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News 27 Dec
FirstGroup targets the road market with its Lumo Paignton plan
FirstGroup has applied for permission to start six services between Paddington and Paignton via Bristol from 2028
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Network 27 Dec
Northumberland line timeline from closure to passenger services restarting
The 18-mile route is now carrying passenger trains for the first time since the mid-1960s.
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News 27 Dec
DRS to start new intermodal service between Teesport and Manchester
New flow will operate five days a week from early February
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Insight 27 Dec
How is Shadow Great British Railways shaping up?
In September, the government said Great British Railways would be established in ‘shadow’ form. Paul Clifton finds out what the industry thinks of it so far
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Opinion 27 Dec
Comment: ensure rail freight is at the heart of the GBR plans
“Putting passengers first” should not exclude other rail traffic from the narrative, says Maggie Simpson.
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Fleet 26 Dec
Class 66 thought to be the last for the UK arrives from Europe
The loco that will become 66316 arrived at Immingham in early December
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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.
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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