Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 19
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Features
Meteor conversion aims to make '08' a star
Pip Dunn reports on a project to provide low-cost, low-emission shunting locomotives, using the Class 08 as a starting point
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News
Central door locking to safeguard Scottish Mk 1s
Locomotive Services Limited’s Royal Scot arm and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society have entered into a partnership that will enable the SRPS’s Mk 1 coaching stock to be upgraded with central door locking (CDL), thereby ensuring its long-term survival on the main line.
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News
RAIB reports on two Tube trap-and-drag incidents
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has made several recommendations to London Underground Ltd following two incidents last year where passengers were dragged along the platform after their coats were caught in train doors.
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Opinion
Leader comment: Are we on track for real change?
RAIL's 7-point plan versus manifesto party promises.
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News
Sheffield-Manchester rail users face seven-week line closure
Network Rail has warned passengers travelling between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly that the railway will be closed in July and August between New Mills Central and Chinley in Derbyshire for emergency repair work.
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News
South Coast signal failure hit summer Sunday travel
Rail services on the south coast were significantly disrupted on Sunday 23 June, leading South Western Railway to issue a rare ‘Do Not Travel’ instruction in the Southampton area.
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News
‘Technical issues’ further delay DLR’s new trains
It may be the end of 2026 before Docklands Light Railway’s fleet of new trains becomes fully operational, Transport for London has admitted.
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News
Class 60 steam conversion to demonstrate clean freight option
An ambitious plan has been proposed to re-power a Class 60 locomotive using steam.
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News
Revolution Very Light Rail unit undergoes 60mph tests
Two weeks of ‘real railway’ testing has taken place at the Great Central Railway for the prototype Revolution Very Light Rail (RVLR) demonstrator.
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News
Kit for Kyiv - can you help?
Ukrainian Railways delegates flew in to the UK for Rail Live this week.