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Analysis: the final chapter of Stagecoach’s railway adventure?
Stagecoach was once a big hitter of the rail industry but recently surrendered its last franchise. Howard Johnston charts its rise, fall and return to buses
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Cold War Tube tunnels to house UK’s deepest bar
Once secret London underground tunnels to be opened to the public as a new heritage attraction
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Host for RAIL's National Rail Awards announced
Rail Magazine is pleased to announce that presenter Nick Knowles will be hosting this year’s National Rail Awards, which will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on September 12.
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Isolated safety systems let train move with doors open
A passenger train was able to start moving with several doors open and before the conductor had completed the dispatch process because safety systems had been isolated in an attempt to correct a fault, RAIB has found.
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London Northwestern plans to extend Euston-Crewe service to Manchester Victoria
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced plans to launch new services between Manchester, the West Midlands and London.
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Gibb plan provides a way forward for cancelled HS2
Philip Haigh delves into Chris Gibb’s plan for a New Northern Line using 155mph Pendolinos
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SWR returns refurbished Class 458s to service
South Western Railway has put the first of its refurbished Class 458 Coradia Juniper trains back into passenger service on suburban routes.
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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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Island Line to close again
The Island Line on the Isle of Wight is to close completely for a month from September, and partly for nine months.
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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.
