Articles by Mel Holley
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Features
Access for All awaits a clear pathway
Unfunded Access for All works at Britain’s stations has left Department for Transport ministers ‘considering their options’. Mel Holley unpicks the detail.
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Stalled Access for All programme could restart this spring
Consultant AtkinsRéalis recently completed a detailed accessibility audit of all 2,577 stations across Great Britain.
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FirstGroup's half-year results reveal plans for 'operational delivery' for rail
Company presented upbeat set of half-year results to shareholders at end of 2024.
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Reinstating Lincoln-Newark service depends on East Coast Main Line timetable recast
The East Midlands Railway service was withdrawn in June 2021
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Southeastern still unable to accept King Charles III banknotes at ticket machines
The new King Charles III notes have been in circulation since June
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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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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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Transport for Wales train overshot at station leading to temporary line closure
RAIL has learned that the passenger train on the Wrexham to Bidston line struggled to stop at Neston station
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Department for Transport looks for ways to improve on-train WiFi
The DfT is looking at ways to improve WiFi on trains
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DB Cargo (UK) reveals operating loss of more than £40 million - but down on previous year
Freight operator DB Cargo (UK) has brought its operating loss down, but is still more than £40m