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News 5 Nov
Network Rail unveils slimmed down Liverpool Street Station plans
Network Rail Property has announced reworked plans to redevelop London Liverpool Street Station, which it hopes will turn it into a world-beating transport hub.
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News 5 Nov
Prototype Class 08e shunter successfully completes trials at Somerset quarry
The new battery powered Class 08e has successfully completed two weeks of trials at Whateley Quarry in Somerset
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News 5 Nov
Class 180 and '717' to be used in next East Coast Main Line in-cab signalling tests
A Grand Central Class 180 and Great Northern Class 717 will be used for high-speed tests at the end of November on a weekend the East Coast Main Line will be closed
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News 5 Nov
Increased passenger numbers offset cost of Merseyrail '777' delay
The longer-than-expected introduction of Merseyrail's new Class 777 trains cost taxpayers more than £3 million, but it's also recorded higher pre-tax profits
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News 5 Nov
DMU heading for Bo’ness after SRPS acquires ‘117’
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) has bought three-car Class 117 diesel multiple unit L425 from the Cotswold Diesel Railcar Group.
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Features 5 Nov
A rail network epic exploration: Halifax to Chester
Paul Bigland is back on his biennial travels, touring the nation’s rail network with an All-Line Rover, starting in the North West…
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News 4 Nov
Shortage of train crews leads to cancellations on SWR branch on first day after week-long closure
South Western Railway has had to cancel services on the Lymington branch on the day trains were due to resume
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News 4 Nov
How the Mid Wales train collision has all the hallmarks of autumn grip problems and is reminiscent of Salisbury
Phil Haigh explains how low adhesion affects trains in autumn, and looks at the fallout from the similar collision at Salisbury back in 2021
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News 4 Nov
Eurostar announces direct Amsterdam to London trains will resume - and capacity increases
Eurostar's direct Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras service hasn't run since June due to work at the station in the Dutch capital
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News 4 Nov
16-week closure of Glasgow suburban line announced as part of electrification project
A stretch of the East Kilbride line near Glasgow will be closed for four months from January
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News 4 Nov
Great Western Railway's acquisition of '175s' confirmed with 2025 introduction planned
A total of 27 units will move to GWR and potentially run in the south west until 2032
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Insight 4 Nov
How can freight be a major part of rail’s future?
Great British Railways will need to focus on nationalised passenger services. Freight could lose out. Heads of the two largest companies talk to Paul Clifton.
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Opinion 4 Nov
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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News 1 Nov
RMT suspends London Underground strike hours before eight days of walkouts were due to start
The RMT union has confirmed it is suspending strikes due to run from November 1-8, though drivers who are members of ASLEF are still set to take part in separate walkouts
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News 1 Nov
Budget 2024: Little to cheer for Rail freight in budget
There was little for the rail freight industry to cheer for in the latest budget, with a freeze in fuel duty bolstering road haulage ahead of greener modes.
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News 1 Nov
ScotRail to reduce ticket office hours at 54 stations
ScotRail has unveiled scaled back plans to reduce ticket office opening hours at 54 stations from next year
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News 1 Nov
Elizabeth Line train involved in overspeed incident - RAIB to issue safety digest
An Elizabeth Line train was involved in an overspeed incident in east London in September, prompting a Rail Accident Investigation Branch examination
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News 1 Nov
Mayor of London presses on with Bakerloo Line's Lewisham extension design work
Around £10 billion is needed to build the five-mile Bakerloo Line extension from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham
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News 1 Nov
East West Rail Unveils Electrification Plans
East West Rail (EWR) has announced its preference for green traction power as it confirmed that it would only be partly electrifying the line.
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News 31 Oct
6 rail issues Labour didn't address in this year's Budget
Rachel Reeves unveiled Labour's first Budget since 2010 on Wednesday, but there was little in the way of detail about its rail plans
Top Stories
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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