Features - Page 4
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Rail reform has never been easy
As the new government embarks on rail reform with legislation promised in the King's speech, Richard Foster considers what Labour can learn from past reforms
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RAIL Live: Top 20 innovations that will shape the future
Rail Live 2024 featured numerous innovative products - big and small - set to improve the railway. Chris Howe selects his top 20…
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How the Class 57 continues to play a prominent role in today's railway
David Clough explains how the Class 57s came into being, and reviews their continuing relevance to today’s railway
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Moment of truth for AWC ‘Everos’
Avanti West Coast’s first Hitachi ‘Evero’ bi-mode trains entered passenger service on June 2. Ben Jones takes a close look at the new Class 805s
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Plan B for the Teignmouth Sea Wall
Network Rail had planned to divert the railway along the Teignmouth Sea Wall, so what’s planned instead? Nick Brodrick reports in part 4 of our Dawlish series.
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Finding and keeping diverse new talent
With a looming ‘retirement bulge’ in the industry, Paul Clifton visits Southern’s Selhurst Depot, and looks at efforts to widen candidate selection
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European differences and similarities
Labour would pursue a slow renationalisation if elected on Thursday. Steve Medhurst looks at how other European countries operate their railways
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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