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COVID-19 and the rail industry

With passenger numbers down and reduced timetables, the UK's railways are feeling the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. But, as Modern Railways editor Phil Sherratt explains, they are also playing a key part in keeping the country functioning.

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Modern Railways April 2020

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NOTTINGHAM TRAM EXTENSIONS CONSIDERED

NOTTINGHAM CITY Council is progressing plans to extend the Nottingham...

MIDLANDS AND METRO FLOW FUNDING

BUT NO FURTHER ELECTRIFICATION APPROVED IN THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT...

Traffic Management procurement COMMON SENSE AT LAST

Informed Sources 1st Law confounded INFORMED SOURCES...

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JESSIE’S SEAT

ON LEAPDay, 29 February 1892, a South Eastern & Chatham Railway...

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COLLABORATION IS THE KEY

When an extended dwell in Goring & Streatley can cause a delay...

Coronavirus concern hits passenger numbers

IN THE midst of a changing situation as we went to press, there...

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EMR AWAITS ‘170s’ AND CASCADED HSTs

THE FIRST Class 170 DMU to transfer to East Midlands Railway...

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McGowan joins Porterbrook

PORTERBROOK HAS appointed James McGowan as Director of Public...

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