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Forum

We welcome letters for ‘Forum’. Please send them, ideally...

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PLANNING HS2 OPERATIONS

WILLIAM BARTER uses experience from HS2 to show how the techniques...

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WEST MIDS STATIONS WIN IN BUDGET

Camp Hill line: visual of the planned station at Moseley, which...

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INCREASING EXPORTS OF UK RAILWAY EXPERTISE – A GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY

Stronger Government support is vital for UK owned companies to...

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McLoughlin joins Xrail board

FORMER TRANSPORT Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has joined Xrail...

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RBF’S ‘1858’ CHALLENGE

THE RAILWAY Benefit Fund (RBF) is staging a ‘Railway Family...

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Alan Williams

Last year, I told you about the nine-day closure of the Esk Valley...

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MIDLANDS CONFERENCE AT RVE

FOLLOWING THE announcement of the UK’s Government’s roadmap...

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WIGAN TRIAL UNDERLINES TRANS-PENNINE POTENTIAL

BOXES OFFLOADED ON RUNNING LINE Trans-Pennine freight:...

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WELSH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVOLUTION FEASIBLE

THE TRANSFER of the Core Valley Lines (CVL) to the Welsh Government...

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ELECTRIFICATION TIME TO SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

■ Factory train value debate■ Production the new focus■...

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INTER-KITTY EXPRESS

Sitting pretty: the tabby atop the Pendolino at Euston on 2 March.LONDON...

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Preparing Crewe for HS2

Network Rail is working with HS2 on adapting Crewe station for...

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PICCADILLY FLEET DESIGN UNVEILED

2024 STOCK TO BE FIRST DEEP TUBE WITH AIR CONDITIONING ...

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Porterbrook restructures

PORTERBROOK HAS announced a restructuring of its business to...

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ERMAs extended with three operators

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport has exercised its option to extend...

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Dormer to be Hitachi’s green champion

HITACHI HAS become a Principal Partner for COP26, the International...

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RAIL PROJECT SPEED FORMALLY LAUNCHED

Okehampton reopening gets Speed and Budget boost Regular...

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LUTON DART VEHICLES ON TEST

Rail-air link: carriages have been lifted onto the guide rails...

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BRIGHT AUTUMN FOR FREIGHT

Steel train boost: DB Cargo loco Nos 66136/063 at South Bank,...

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MML WIRES TOWARDS MARKET HARBOROUGH

WORK HAS begun to remove vegetation on the Midland main line...

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NETTING ZERO

The government is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050...

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MEET THE EDITORIAL TEAM

Philip Sherratt EditorA lifelong railway enthusiast, Philip began...

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Freight electrification MAKING IT HAPPEN

Undertaking some early quick win schemes and then adopting a...

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Chiltern ‘172’ move mooted

CHILTERN RAILWAYS’ four Class 172 DMUs could transfer to West...

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Jones is new TBF Chair

ROB JONES has been appointed as the new Chair of the Transport...

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5G for South Western main line

EVO-RAIL, A wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstGroup, has launched...

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OLD OAK COMMON PROGRESS

Bound for Goole: the final former Heathrow Express Class 332...

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OXFORDSHIRE CONNECT PROGRESSED

FOUR-TRACKING, GRADE SEPARATION AND EXTRA PLATFORM AT OXFORD...

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PUSH BACK AGAINST MANCHESTER TIMETABLE OPTIONS

SEVERAL ORGANISATIONS have spoken out against changes to timetables...