Articles by Andy Comfort - Page 2
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Features
Hull Trains keen to open up new markets
Part two of Andy Comforts’s focus on Hull Trains looks at the company’s recovery from the pandemic, and at its ambitions to run more services.
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Upgrade work closes part of the Leeds to Manchester main line
Part of the main Leeds to Manchester railway is to close on weekdays for 5 weeks from October 21, with some trains diverted and replacement buses running.
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Records broken at Great North Run
A record number of people used public transport at this year’s Great North Run on September 8.
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Southeastern boosts timetable with hundreds of weekday services
Passengers in the South-East of England will benefit from 220 new train services a week from the December timetable change.
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Northern saves fuel by changing the way trains are driven
Northern Trains has been working with data scientists to save thousands of litres of diesel fuel a year by changing the way trains are driven.
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Exhibition on Shinkansen at 60
A Japanese bullet train nose cone has gone on display in London, to mark 60 years since the first-generation Shinkansen entered service.
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Northern stops railcard prosecutions
Northern Trains is halting all current cases of passengers prosecuted for using 16-25 Railcards to claim discounts at the wrong time of day.
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Language skills on Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express is offering passengers a chance to brush up on their foreign language skills and learn 15 phrases in just 15 minutes.
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Signal cable fire closes East Coast Main Line
There were major delays on the East Coast Main Line after a fire in signalling cabling near Stevenage on October 9.
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Exclusive: Cleethorpes to London train plans on hold
RAIL can reveal that a new direct train service linking Cleethorpes and Grimsby with London will not start as had been planned in December 2024.