Rail reopening special: East West Rail and hopes for York-Beverley

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• National Rail Awards 2025: entries open

• Start date for West Coast Main Line renewals

• Northern wants 450 new trains

• Train test: South Western Railway Class 701 Arterios

• Oxford bridge closed until 2026

• Wigan-Bolton electrification

• Analysis: pay-as-you-go ticketing

• Access to Eurostar’s Temple Mills depot

• Industry workshop on stranded trains

• Battery-powered Class 08e shunter

• High Speed 1

• London fares

• Manchester’s Bee Network

• Causes of Class 195 derailment

• Railway heritage saved in 2024