Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 34
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Rail Minister marks completion of £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade
Improved reliability promised on upgraded Manchester-Sheffield line
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Fleets due to come off-lease in next 12 months - some scrapped, some sold
Summary of some key fleet movements announced for 2024.
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Steelworks opts for cleaner shunters
Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters.
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Apprentices trained on railway systems
Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems
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A new dawn for Welsh rail
What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.
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CrossCountry announces expansion and train refurbishments
Train operator CrossCountry has announced an expansion and will have 12 new trains in operation by May 2025.
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Getting rail funding back on track
There’s been much debate recently about whether Westminster politicians have lost interest in the railways.
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Porterbrook acquires Electrostar fleet
Porterbrook has taken ownership of 30 Class 379 Electrostars which it intends to lease to Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to run on the Great Northern route.
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Multi-million-pound improvement work over Easter bank holiday
Network Rail engineers are gearing up for a £90 million programme of work over the Easter bank holiday long weekend.