- Paul Clifton
- Contributing Writer, RAIL & RailReview
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Articles by Paul Clifton
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News
Solution to GWR's Sunday service problems 'not going to happen any time soon'
Great Western Railway has regularly had to cancel long-distance Sunday services
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Another two years before SWR's full fleet of Class 701 Arterios are in service
The fleet was officially launched into traffic at London Waterloo by former England cricketer Stuart Broad
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Network Rail confirms Ryde Pier reopening remains 'on schedule' after nine-month closure
The Island Line closed in September for a month, but the pier remains shut while parts of the metal structure are replaced
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Insight
Getting to grips with the ‘Euston Rush’
Network Rail is changing the way Euston operates. Paul Clifton finds out whether it is working.
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News
Train fares rise five-fold since 1987, official statistics show
The Office of National Statistics has published figures that show how train fares have compared to other modes of transport
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New sanders boost braking on South Western Railway's diesel units
SWR has fitted new sanding equipment, developed by Siemens and funded by Network Rail, to all 39 of its Class 158 and 159 DMUs
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Rail freight incentive to cut down on lorry journeys from port removes more than 64,000 truck journeys in 12 months
One of the UK's largest port operators says it's scheme to make rail travel to distribution hubs more viable has taken thousands of lorries off congested roads
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Swanage Railway to become first heritage line with WiFi on its trains
The Swanage Railway has been a given a grant to trial WiFi on its services and at stations
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'I had no idea if I'd live or die': Ufton Nervet survivors recall UK's worst 21st century rail crash 20 years on
Survivors of the worst UK rail crash of the 21st century will gather this evening to mark the twentieth anniversary of the incident at Ufton Nervet in Berkshire. Here they talk to Paul Clifton, who reported from the site in 2004 and throughout the subsequent inquest.
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Insight
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.
