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Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 22
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Features
West Coast Main Line special: the spine of the nation
Ben Jones explains why the West Coast Main Line has been Britain’s busiest and most important rail corridor for almost 200 years
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News
New ‘730s’ enter service on Birmingham’s Cross-City line
The first of the new Alstom Aventra Class 730 trains has entered passenger service on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line.
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News
ETCS dynamic testing to start on East Coast Main Line
The first section of the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross to lose its lineside signals in favour of cab signalling
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Features
Eastside story on West Midlands Metro
Chris Howe chronicles the latest progress with the Eastside extension in Birmingham
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Opinion
Can Labour’s rail plan deliver a better railway?
On April 25, the Labour Party unveiled its plans for Britain’s railways if it forms the next government. Ben Jones analyses the chances of success
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Opinion
High Speed Rail Group Chair Dyan Perry OBE on exploiting the UK's high speed rail potential
High Speed Rail Group's Chair, Dyan Perry provides an exclusive comment for RAIL magazine on the publication of the group's report Exploiting the UK's High Speed Potential
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News
Book your tables now for National Rail Awards 2024
Now is the time to book your tables for the country’s most respected and highest-profile rail awards, taking place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on September 12.
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Features
Dawlish shows engineering at its best
“Extremes of feelings” is how Network Rail Programme Engineering Manager Emma Lewis contrasts the polar-opposite events at Dawlish on February 4 2014 and July 3 2023. On that first date, high winds and strong waves punched a 100-metre hole through the Great Western Main Line’s Sea Wall defences alongside Riviera Terrace.
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News
New timetable to be introduced by ScotRail
ScotRail is to introduce a new timetable from June that is aimed at improving access for several communities. It has been introduced in part because of the reopening of the Levenmouth line, which will begin passenger services on 2nd June 2024.
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News
Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator
Scotland’s trade union movement has called for a “nationalised freight operator” to grow the sector north of the border - but the Scottish Government says it has “no plans” to consider this.
