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Network Rail Tier 1 & 2 trials for Bender rail signalling power system

Network Rail has approved Bender’s next generation RS4 Rail Signalling Power Protection system for Tier 1 and 2 live trial installations at multiple site locations.

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Modern Railways May 2021

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AVANTI OPTIMISTIC DEMAND WILL RETURN

Front AVANTI WEST Coast is optimistic its passenger...

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BRADFORD NPR STATION SITE PROPOSED

BRADFORD COUNCIL has proposed a site for a future Northern Powerhouse...

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SCOTS BALANCE BATTERY AND WIRING BENEFITS

THE PACE of further electrification within Scotland will depend...

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Shap to Tuebrook contract

GB RAILFREIGHT has begun a new contract operating two trains...

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THE WAITING GAME

Welcome As another month passes, it certainly feels...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GORING

Blood and Custard Marking the anniversary: Goring-by-Sea’s...

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A METRO FOR THE VALLEYS

KARL GILMORE, Rail Programme Director at Transport for Wales,...

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FIRST ‘91’ FOR SCRAP

First to be scrapped: No 91132 has become the first of the 31-strong...

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