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News 25 Apr
Trenitalia submits Section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access
Trenitalia submits section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access
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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.
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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".
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Features 25 Apr
“A generational jump” in training drivers
Tom Ingall sits behind the controls in one of Northern’s new driving simulators.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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News 23 Apr Advertisement feature
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News 23 Apr
Alliance Rail details finalised Waterloo-Marchwood open access proposal as plan is submitted
Alliance Rail, part of Grand Union, hopes to start operating in September 2026.
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News 23 Apr
Northumberland Line improvements being discussed after journey numbers top 230,000
User group outlines improvements it wants which include ticketing and timetabling.
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News 23 Apr
Freight paths exist on East West Rail, Rail Minister confirms
Lord Hendy responds to question asking about pathing for freight on the route
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Opinion 23 Apr
Comment: retirement rates will sharpen skills shortages
What can the rail industry do about looming recruitment difficulties?
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News 22 Apr
Cemex: aggregates firm outlines plan to increase rail freight use by 50%
Aggregates company ran approximately 1,500 trains from Dove Holes Quarry in Derbyshire in 2024.
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News 22 Apr
Proposal to increase Old Oak Common line speed submitted by Network Rail
NR wants to increase westbound line speed while station on GWML is being built.
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Network 22 Apr
How Temple Mills report is an opening for Eurostar competition - but it's still not a foregone conclusion
Recent announcements on station and depot capacity in London could clear the way for new open access operators.
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Opinion 22 Apr
Analysis: Rail heading in the right direction with pandemic recovery
Philip Haigh pores over figures for patronage, income and punctuality to discover some of the reasons behind rail performance increases and decreases.
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Features 21 Apr
Botley Road: more trains will be the prize
The lengthy and ongoing closure of Botley Road in Oxford to enable rail bridge replacement works continues to anger residents. But what exactly does the project entail, and how has work progressed? Chis Howe reviews the story so far.
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Features 18 Apr
Railway 200 Then and Now: keeping track of the track condition
In our latest extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025, we turn our attention to the track.
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Opinion 18 Apr
Comment: My experiences of rail in China
Christian Wolmar says he was impressed by China’s high-speed rail network
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Fleet 17 Apr
Transport for Wales begins testing Class 398 tram-trains on South Wales Metro
First unit ventured out onto the South Wales Metro on April 15.
Top Stories
Rail’s retirement challenge and the looming skills shortage
Nine per cent of people working on the railway left last year. Paul Clifton asks whether enough is being done to to fill the empty seats they leave behind.
Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route
Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
Rail devolution… and integration
The English Devolution White Paper and the government’s rail reform consultation are together proposing a major shift of power from central to local government.
Guest Comment: Rail devolution under GBR
Will there be local control or a guiding mind, asks Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall.
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