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News 21 Nov
Elizabeth line 'reshaping' London journeys as Britain's busiest stations are revealed
The Office of Rail and Road has published the data showing Britain's busiest stations in 2023-24, with the Elizabeth line serving six of the top ten
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News 21 Nov
Passenger Railway Services Bill passed in Parliament after government rejects suggestion to rank operators
The House of Lords suggested three amendments to the government's Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, two of which have been rejected
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News 21 Nov
Grand Central hints at new train order as it requests to extend track access rights
Grand Central is requesting a decade-long track extension on its existing routes along the East Coast Main Line and into King's Cross
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News 21 Nov
Planning application submitted for new £32 million Golborne rail station
A planning application by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) for a new £32 million railway station in Golborne has been submitted to Wigan Council
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News 20 Nov
Northern under fire by Transport for the North for poor performance - cancellation target deemed 'unacceptable'
Mayor Andy Burnham has said that very little has improved with Northern since the breach notice was issued by the Department for Transport in July.
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News 20 Nov
TFL announces new operator for Elizabeth Line starting next year
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between Go-Ahead Group, Tokyo Metro, and Sumitomo Corporation, will take over as the operator of the Elizabeth line from May 2025
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News 20 Nov
Network Rail promises answers to supply chain after communication concerns raised
Representatives from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grilled NR’s Group Director, Railway Business Services, Clive Berrington, at the Railway Industry Association conference earlier this month
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News 20 Nov
No plans for LNER to keep King's Cross-Sunderland service after mid-December
LNER's direct service linking London King's Cross and Sunderland is due to stop at the December timetable change
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News 20 Nov
First London Northwestern Railway Class 350s taken off-lease
The first three Class 350/2s run by London Northwestern Railway have been returned to Porterbrook
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Features 20 Nov
Wales and Western’s route to reliability
Network Rail’s Project Brunel should improve performance on the Wales and Western Region. How have the first six months gone? Tom Edwards find out.
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Opinion 20 Nov
Opinon: Looking back at Abermule 1921 - a head-on collision on Cambrian single line that killed 17
Philip Haigh tells the story of another Cambrian line accident over a century ago.
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News 19 Nov
Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means'
Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to renew the network.
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News 19 Nov
Key role of peak fares in Scottish Budget
Green MSPs have vowed to press the SNP government to reverse its decision to bring back peak rail fares.
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News 19 Nov
East Midlands Railway adds services on cross-country route in December timetable change
EMR is to introduce more services on one of its cross-country routes from next month
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Opinion 19 Nov
Opinion: Rest day agreements to get Northern back on track
Too many cancellations are damaging the operator’s ability to provide a reliable railway. The issues run deeper than the use of fax machines, says Philip Haigh
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News 18 Nov
Maintenance train grinds grooves into track during violent slip
Poor rail adhesion was blamed after the train slipped to a stand, with the damage leading to a full-day closure of the line
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Fleet 18 Nov
First impressions of Avanti West Coast's '807' during low-key passenger debut
Avanti West Coast put its first Class 807 Evero unit into service last month, so Pip Dunn went along to get a first impression
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News 18 Nov
UK's first tri-mode trains enter service as Transport for Wales' '756s' make passenger debut
TfW has begun introducing its tri-mode Class 756 units on the South Wales Metro around Cardiff
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News 18 Nov
Rail freight incentive to cut down on lorry journeys from port removes more than 64,000 truck journeys in 12 months
One of the UK's largest port operators says it's scheme to make rail travel to distribution hubs more viable has taken thousands of lorries off congested roads
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News 18 Nov
TransPennine Express restoring four fast trains per hour between Manchester and Leeds
TransPennine Express is adding more trains to its timetable from December after cutbacks last year
Top Stories
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.
Avanti West Coast's Class 807 makes 'soft' passenger debut between London Euston and Birmingham
The first of Avanti West Coast's Class 807 units was given a soft launch into traffic at the weekend, running two return trips between Birmingham New Street and London Euston
Mid-Wales train crash: Poor rail adhesion found on track approaching site of head-on collision
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has said wheel/rail adhesion was "relatively low" on the approach to the scene of Monday's fatal collision
Analysis: GBR is now in motion… but change will be a slow process
In the build-up to July’s General Election, we presented a seven-point manifesto for rail. Howard Johnston assesses progress with point 1: Great British Railway.
Comment: Go-ahead for Euston link?
Revival of the HS2 city terminus could be tied in with station improvements, says our anonymous Industry Insider columnist
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