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Features 3 Jun
Review: train and ferry together tickets
With through train and ferry tickets available from most stations in Britain to Ireland and the Netherlands, Andy Comfort samples Sail Rail.
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Features 3 Jun
Wrexham and Shropshire open access managers explain their vision
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway could be on the verge of approval for its service to London Euston. Peter Plisner talks to those behind the plans.
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Opinion 3 Jun
Comment: The need to recruit drivers - both young and old
Columnist Christian Wolmar on the decision to recruit younger train drivers.
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Advice 3 Jun
Rail Live 2025: The agenda and subjects for day two’s seminar theatres
The agenda for Rail Live's seminar theatres includes talking points about a host of pressing industry concerns, with insights from attending experts.
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News 3 Jun
Network Rail set to add safety measures at "risky" crossing on planned open access route
MPs had said to Network Rail they were "alarmed" at a lack of plan to address issues.
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News 3 Jun
Explained: More details of test station proposed to replace "poorly used" calling point
Welsh Government announces plan for station to test demand on line linking Wrexham and Merseyside.
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Fleet 3 Jun
First GBRf Class 99s due in UK this month
First two members of the class are expected in mid-June.
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News 2 Jun
Analysis: The verdict on ECML abstraction is still ‘not proven’
It’s said that there are two versions of events, and in the middle - the truth.
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Fleet 2 Jun
FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route
Sets will have six carriages and are due to enter service on the West Coast Main Line in 2026.
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News 2 Jun
Inside Eurostar's Temple Mills depot as operators await next steps in access process
RAIL was given a unique chance to see inside Eurostar's east London depot.
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Fleet 2 Jun
No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap
67003 has gone for scrap 26 years after arriving in the UK.
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Opinion 2 Jun
Comment: What's going wrong with Network Rail's Control Period 7?
Network Rail is spending funds allocated for Control Period 7 tasks (2024-29) to complete work it should have delivered in CP6 (2019-24), explains Philip Haigh.
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Features 2 Jun
Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance
Network Rail’s recovery programme to stabilise performance between Reading and London Paddington has reached half time. Paul Clifton joins the project leaders.
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News 2 Jun
Disruption expected in June on Far North Line after Network Rail investment
Network Rail will invest £11.5 million to refurbish and replace critical infrastructure on the Far North Line, aiming to boost long-term reliability on one of Scotland’s most remote rail routes.
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Fleet 30 May
GBRf unveils British Transport Police-liveried Class 69
BTP paint scheme comes with the 61016 number and "See it, say it, sorted" message.
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News 30 May
Rail Live 2025: The agenda and topics for day one's seminar theatres
Rail Live's seminar theatres provide a prime opportunity to gather insights and learn from industry experts.
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News 30 May
HS2 shows off first platform section at Old Oak Common station
West London station becomes the first to have platforms installed on HS2.
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News 30 May
GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operators
Class 66 is renamed Chartered Institution of Railway Operators in ceremony at London Waterloo.
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Features 30 May
Nuneaton 1975: lessons from overspeeds
Greg Morse on the incident at Nuneaton in June 1975 that claimed the lives of six people, and how the industry continues to focus on preventing any repeat.
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News 29 May
Lord Hendy outlines work to do to improve renationalised South Western operation
South Western Railway became the first of ten operators to be nationalised as part of Labour's rail reform plans.
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Fleet 29 May
Pictured: First known working of Class 91 through Severn Tunnel
Europhoenix Class 91 makes to trips through tunnel as part of overhead line equipment test train.
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News 29 May
Prospect of redundancies a possibility for some firms due to investment pipeline "boom and bust"
Firms detail lack of work and potential impact after Network Rail and industry bodies give evidence to MPs.
Top Stories
HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told
EXCLUSIVE: Report from HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild is part of his preliminary assessment of the project.
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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