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TRACSIS ACQUIRES IBLOCKS

SOFTWARE PROVIDER Tracsis has acquired rail software and technology...

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QUESTION MARK OVER LEEDS ARM

‘MANCHESTER FIRST’ STRATEGY POSSIBLE Chancellor of the...

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AVENTRA PROGRESS AT BOMBARDIER

We believe we’re only one software iteration away from the...

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LONDON TO BORDEAUX IN 2022

SNCF HOPES to start direct services between London and Bordeaux...

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SCOTTISH CEMENT BOOST

Help for Oxwellmains: the Scottish Government has allocated £1.49...

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THOSE WEREN’T THE DAYS

More confirmation that politicians inhabit a parallel universe...

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Shock: the monarch is a woman

CASUAL MISOGYNISM, 1950s style: our thanks to reader Barry Jones...

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WHERRY LINES RESIGNALLED

Semaphores have been replaced on the branches east of Norwich...

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Northern improves depots

The changing scene at Newton Heath: withdrawn Pacers, about to...

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2024 DEBUT FOR NEW PICCADILLY LINE FLEET

THE FIRST new train for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line...

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GBRf PROMOTES DAY

GB RAILFREIGHT has appointed Liam Day as its Commercial Director....

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Government takes over Northern operation

THE GOVERNMENT’S Operator of Last Resort function took over...

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DLR TO THAMESMEAD CONSIDERED

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

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WISBECH REOPENING OPTIONS CONSIDERED

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

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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...

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Northern termination inevitable, says Hoggarth

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

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Siemens wins ECML digital railway contracts

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

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FREIGHT VOLUMES FALL

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

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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...