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TO BE OR NOT TO BE? ‘Strat’ is the question…
Reversing the 1976 closure of the railway from Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne is the aim of one of the larger Restoring your Railway bids. Will this reinstatement solve some of the town’s long-standing transport problems?
MODAL SWITCH OF FREIGHT TO RAIL: how, how much and where?
How can rail freight best play its role in achieving net zero, asks JULIAN WORTH
Improving Anglian performance
Greater Anglia’s Engineering Director MARTIN BEABLE and Train Service Delivery Director JAY THOMPSON explained to an Institution of Railway Operators webinar how the company has worked to improve performance
ABBEY FLYER PRAYS FOR A PASSING LOOP
The Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey branch has huge potential, reports James Abbott
Daventry Parkway: the right station at the right time?
Daventry is reckoned to be one of the largest towns in England without a rail link. HARRY BURR of Sustainable Transport Midlands talks to ANDY RODEN about the possibilities a new parkway station could offer
TIMETABLING IN CRISIS
Our monthly editorial focuses on current scheduling challenges facing the industry
Modern Railways September 2021 issue: video podcast
A video preview of the September 2021 issue of Modern Railways
GREATER ANGLIA GETS SET FOR RECOVERY
Managing Director JAMIE BURLES talks to PHILIP SHERRATT about the post-Covid outlook for railways in East Anglia
NETWORK RAIL APPROVES BENDER RS4 TIER 2 INTELLIGENT INSULATION MONITORING SYSTEM
Network Rail has awarded full product acceptance (PA05/07464) of Bender UK’s RS4 Tier 2 Intelligent Insulation Monitoring System after numerous live trials of the equipment.
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