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News 5 Jul
c2c Accelerates Net Zero Ambitions, Sets New Target of 2040
c2c, the operator of passenger services between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, has announced a significant advancement in its environmental targets.
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News 5 Jul
Analysis: the final chapter of Stagecoach’s railway adventure?
Stagecoach was once a big hitter of the rail industry but recently surrendered its last franchise. Howard Johnston charts its rise, fall and return to buses
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News 4 Jul
Cold War Tube tunnels to house UK’s deepest bar
Once secret London underground tunnels to be opened to the public as a new heritage attraction
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News 3 Jul
Host for RAIL'S National Rail Awards announced
Rail Magazine is pleased to announce that presenter Nick Knowles will be hosting this year’s National Rail Awards, which will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on September 12.
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Opinion 3 Jul
Opinion: mind the gaps in Labour's plans for rail
Can rail fill the transport holes apparent in Labour's manifesto? Christian Wolmar outlines the ways
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Insight 3 Jul
European differences and similarities
Labour would pursue a slow renationalisation if elected on Thursday. Steve Medhurst looks at how other European countries operate their railways
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News 2 Jul
Isolated safety systems let train move with doors open
A passenger train was able to start moving with several doors open and before the conductor had completed the dispatch process because safety systems had been isolated in an attempt to correct a fault, RAIB has found.
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News 2 Jul
London Northwestern plans to extend Euston-Crewe service to Manchester Victoria
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced plans to launch new services between Manchester, the West Midlands and London.
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News 2 Jul
Gibb plan provides a way forward for cancelled HS2
Philip Haigh delves into Chris Gibb’s plan for a New Northern Line using 155mph Pendolinos
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News 1 Jul
SWR returns refurbished Class 458s to service
South Western Railway has put the first of its refurbished Class 458 Coradia Juniper trains back into passenger service on suburban routes.
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Features 1 Jul
Meteor conversion aims to make '08' a star
Pip Dunn reports on a project to provide low-cost, low-emission shunting locomotives, using the Class 08 as a starting point
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News 1 Jul
Central door locking to safeguard Scottish Mk 1s
Locomotive Services Limited’s Royal Scot arm and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society have entered into a partnership that will enable the SRPS’s Mk 1 coaching stock to be upgraded with central door locking (CDL), thereby ensuring its long-term survival on the main line.
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News 28 Jun
Island Line to close again
The Island Line on the Isle of Wight is to close completely for a month from September, and partly for nine months.
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Insight 28 Jun
Ticketless please! Slow march to a digital world
Simpler ticketing is high on the politicians' and passengers' wishlists. Tom Edwards looks at successful examples of pay-as-you-go systems in London.
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Opinion 28 Jun
Conservative and Labour: comparing the policies
Ian Tucker compares the rail policies of the two main parties fighting the election on July 4th.
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News 27 Jun
RAIB reports on two Tube trap-and-drag incidents
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has made several recommendations to London Underground Ltd following two incidents last year where passengers were dragged along the platform after their coats were caught in train doors.
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Opinion 27 Jun
Network Rail’s Western woes: the causes and effects
Philip Haigh lifts the lid on the Office of Rail and Road’s report into poor planning and performance issues on the Western and Wales routes
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News 26 Jun
Rail Safety Week 2024: GTR invests £2.5 million to tackle antisocial behaviour on trains
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced a £2.5 million investment to combat abuse and disorder on its network through a new Antisocial Behaviour Improvement Plan.
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News 26 Jun
Final Pendolino completes its refurb as UK's biggest fleet upgrade finishes
Avanti West Coast's iconic Pendolino fleet is back on track, following its record-breaking £117 million refurbishment project. The last completed train rolled out of Alstom's Widnes facility on Monday, marking the successful conclusion of the UK's biggest ever fleet upgrade.
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Opinion 26 Jun
Leader comment: Are we on track for real change?
RAIL's 7-point plan versus manifesto party promises.
Top Stories
RAIL Live 2024 – We need ambition and a level playing field in rail freight
Growth targets need to be set for freight in the future, regardless of which party gains power in July’s general election as well as ensuring the ambitious targets are met and innovation and investment in the rail freight sector is supported.
Which party offers the best hope for the railway’s future?
Howard Johnston studies party statements and photo opportunities to assess what the next government might really do for rail
My manifesto for rail to thrive
Sir Michael Holden, chairman of the Editorial Board of RAIL’s business title RailReview, examines the records of the two parties and delivers his own manifesto
The role of rail in the days after D-Day
Christian Wolmar looks at how railways are strategic supply lines and the relevance of wartime events in Normandy 80 years ago to today’s conflict in Ukraine
The National Rail Awards will take place September 12 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane.
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