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Porterbrook's new Fleet Services Director Andy Bagguley. Courtesy Porterbrook News

Bagguley joins Porterbrook as Fleet Services Director

Foster becomes engineering director

Set for upgrade: an East Midlands Railway Class 360. East Midlands Railway News

EMR refurbs and Aurora interiors

Class 158, 170 and 360 trains to be refurbished

Class 93 93001 on its first journey in the UK - by road. News Premium

Freightliner considering ‘93’ trial

Operator wants to explore capabilities of new locomotives

Tipped for Chiltern: ex-TPE Mk 5a set TP04 passes Norton, Worcestershire, hauled by No 37884 from Longsight depot to Long Marston for storage on 9 January 2024. News Premium

Mk 5s could release ‘168s’ for East West Rail

Chiltern seeks more capacity

On test: GWR battery unit No 2030001 stands at West Ealing on 15 March 2024. Philip Sherratt News

GWR kicks off Greenford battery trial

FastCharge system being tested in shadow service on Greenford branch

Second track and platform in place: Dore & Totley station on 12 March 2024, with a pair of EMR Class 158s passing on the main line. Tony Miles News

Hope Valley upgrade reaches completion

Dore South curve and Dore & Totley platform due for commissioning

Wrexham General station. Courtesy Alstom News Premium

Alstom and SLC partner for open access bid

Alstom to operate trains for first time in UK

Through Waterloo: an artist's impression of the proposed southern concourse. Network Rail News Freemium

NR seeks Waterloo revamp

New concourse and better access in new masterplan

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Government ‘not on track’ to deliver rail reforms

DfT fails to deliver ‘complex reforms’, says NAO

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Freight sector battles challenging conditions

Maritime intermodal falls; HS2 drives construction increase