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Corby progress

TESTING HAS begun of the overhead electrification system...

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PAN UP: Trust the driver

Solutions to the Castlefield corridor are there for the taking, right now...

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Cambrian line growth

Service improvements on the scenic mid-Wales route are paying off...

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First ‘803’ bodyshells arrive

BODYSHELLS FOR the first Hitachi Class 803 unit...

New chair for NCB

NETWORK CERTIFICATION Body has appointed Neil Hannah as Chairman...

West of England improvements in GWR deal

FIRSTGROUP WILL continue operating the Great Western Railway
franchise...

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CROSSRAIL UPDATE: COVID halts construction

To say everything was going smoothly might be overstating the situation...

Notice to Proceed for HS2

On 15 April the Government gave approval for High Speed 2 Ltd to issue ‘Notice to Proceed’ to its main works contractors for Phase One, linking London with Birmingham.

Southeastern to take ‘707s’ from SWR

The fleet of 30×5-car Class 707 EMUs is to move from South Western Railway to Southeastern as part of the latter’s new contract, which began on 1 April.

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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

The full issue in page-turning format

DLR TO THAMESMEAD CONSIDERED

AN EXTENSION of the Docklands Light Railway from Gallions Reach...

WISBECH REOPENING OPTIONS CONSIDERED

TRAM-TRAIN AND heavy rail are the preferred options for reopening...

WERRINGTON WORK PRESSES ON

A NINE-DAY blockade on the East Coast main line planned for September...

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Class 88 over Shap

No franchises or namby-pamby units; grunt if you want to go faster...

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Steam-powered Class 315s

‘I’M DELIGHTED that London Overground services into London...

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Ready for all weather

KEITH FENDER visits the Vienna climate testing centre Most...

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Wabtec catches up on HST and Flex work

WABTEC HAS changed its ways of working to improve delivery of...

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Donovan for Northern MD

NICK DONOVAN has joined Northern Trains as Managing Director...

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CHINESE FIRM BUYS BRITISH STEEL

CHINESE STEELMAKER Jingye Group has acquired British Steel, a...

Northern termination inevitable, says Hoggarth

TERMINATION OF the Northern franchise was the only available...

Siemens wins ECML digital railway contracts

NETWORK RAIL has confirmed that Siemens Mobility has been chosen...

FREIGHT VOLUMES FALL

RAIL FREIGHT volumes fell during Quarter 3 (October to December)...

AUTOMATIC ROUTE SETTING KEY TO SUCCESSFUL TM

Traffic Management does the clever stuff, but implementation...

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BENIGN FAMILY GHOST

READER MIKE Lamport writes to let us know that his railway family...

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ANGLIA IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE

Greater Anglia Managing Director JAMIE BURLES updates PHILIP...

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TfL plans new trams for Croydon

TRANSPORT FOR London is looking to replace the original Bombardier-built...

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GOODWIN LEAVES TPE

TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS Managing Director Leo Goodwin left the company...

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Plans submitted for Goole factory

NEW IMAGES have been released of Siemens Mobility’s £200 million...