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News 30 Apr

Four defects found on sanding equipment of TfW '158' involved in head-on collision

RAIB interim report details four defects on automatic equipment of unit that slid for more than one kilometre.
News 30 Apr

Greater Anglia boss hoping for "earned autonomy" from DfT as public ownership looms

Martin Beable sits down with RAIL to talk about his hopes for rail reform as operator continues strong performance.
Fleet 30 Apr

Class 93 set for loaded tests hauling up to 2,000 tonnes over Shap

Tri-mode locomotive has passed initial tests with "flying colours".
News 30 Apr

More than 1,500 level crossing near-misses in four years as Network Rail launches new campaign

Network Rail campaign to focus on mobile phone distraction when using crossings.
News 30 Apr
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Features 30 Apr

Inside Newton Heath's historic maintenance depot

Northern’s principal maintenance depot has a rich history, and is playing its part in the railway’s future as well. Paul Bigland is given an extensive tour.
News 29 Apr

Grand Central Cleethorpes-King's Cross service "would not affect ECML capacity"

Grand Central outlines draft timetable in forms submitted for industry consultation.
News 29 Apr

Network Rail narrows down RHTT operators from five to two

GB Railfreight and Colas have been chosen as the operators to manage the trains over the next five years.
News 29 Apr

Liverpool's £100 million Baltic station gets planning approval

Construction on Liverpool Baltic railway station is set to begin after Liverpool City Council approved plans for the £100 million station.
Opinion 29 Apr

Comment: The Channel Tunnel has so much more potential

Regular RAIL columnist Christian Wolmar on the Tunnel’s untapped potential for international travel.
News 28 Apr

Network Rail states objections to Hull Trains' Sheffield plan and proposed extra LNER service

Network Rail raises ECML capacity issues as it says it cannot support either plan.
Fleet 28 Apr

Converted GBRf ‘69s’ all in traffic by end of summer

Work on the final two examples was continuing in mid-April, although no more Class 56s are planned to be converted
Features 28 Apr

Review: 170 (minutes) on a crowded Class 170

RAIL’s Mystery Shopper travels from Birmingham to Cambridge on a CrossCountry Turbostar.
News 25 Apr

Trenitalia submits Section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access

Trenitalia submits section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access
News 25 Apr

New Grand Central bid for direct Newcastle-Brighton service submitted

Arriva Group has unveiled plans to introduce the first-ever direct rail service between Newcastle and Brighton, passing through London Gatwick Airport.
News 25 Apr

Freightliner starts running Peak District to Manchester cement flow for Tarmac

Tarmac says new service will "meet demand from city centre projects".
Features 25 Apr

“A generational jump” in training drivers

Tom Ingall sits behind the controls in one of Northern’s new driving simulators.
News 24 Apr

Alexander takes centre stage at Transport Select Committee

The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP attended her first House of Commons Transport Select Committee since taking up the role in December on April 23.
News 24 Apr

Construction of new electrified track at Long Marston continues

Construction is continuing at pace at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre (RIC) as it installs its 3.5 kilometre (2.1 miles) electrified track.
News 24 Apr

New station on Midland Main Line set to be expanded after Universal Park approval

Wixams near Bedford was originally planned as a two-platform station.
News 24 Apr

Council leader fears city will be left behind in Transpennine Route Upgrade

"There is too little detail from the government on how exactly funding will support the ambitious plans we have."
News 23 Apr

Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder

MPs have quizzed Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander after national media reports of a rail nationalisation blunder that is claimed to have cost taxpayers £250 million.