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RMT ponders ‘best and final offer’ from RDG

DOO removed from proposals - but ticket office closures remain on the cards

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EMR may withdraw ‘180s’ in May

Four trains axed on cost grounds

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Lingfield landslip repairs start

Heavy rain caused major damage

Rail projects win levelling up funding

Cardiff, Devon and Cornwall amongst winners

Rail Minister Huw Merriman speaks at the Railway Industry Association Parliamentary Reception on 17 January. RIA News Premium

Merriman: settling industrial dispute is top priority

Rail reform and RNEP publication also priorities for Rail Minister

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VIDEOS: Fares reform – gradual change or big bang?

Sector experts debated fares reform at Modern Railways EXPO

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VIDEO: Technology can transform operations

People, process and technology are key to transforming operations

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VIDEOS: Reform is needed, with or without legislation

GBRTT Lead Director Anit Chandarana says there are areas the railway can work on before legislation

New CrossCountry contract planned

Contract could run for up to eight years from October 2023 if four-year extension is exercised

323221 leading 323218 working 2R35 1346 Four Oaks to Redditch near Alvechurch on 20 December 2022. JAMIE SQUIBBS News Premium

Regional Railways repaint for ‘323’

WMR pays tribute to Centro livery

Alstom to overhaul ‘334s’

23-year-old trains to receive major upgrade

Rail disruption costs North £8m a week – McLoughlin

Loss of confidence more important than economic harm, says TfN Chair

TUV Rheinland acquires D/Gauge

Gauging software company bought for undisclosed sum

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‘Modest but potentially critical’ role for hydrogen says Committee

Government urged to identify routes and start trials

The CrossCountry Class 170 after the March 2020 crash at Bromsgrove. News Premium

DB Cargo driver sentenced over Bromsgrove crash

Mobile phone use blamed for loss of concentration

Modern Railways January 2023 issue: video podcast

A video preview of the January 2023 issue of the magazine

TSSA members overwhelmingly accept NR offer

TSSA members at Network Rail have voted to accept a pay and conditions offer - but RMT members have rejected it.

Strikes hit freight levels

Strikes - plus deep sea shipping disruption and falling consumer confidence hit rail freight levels.

Passenger numbers rise to 80% of pre-pandemic levels

LNER is the only franchised operator to exceed pre-pandemic passenger numbers, according to the Office of Rail and Road.

GWR HSTs to go in December

Castle sets to be replaced by IETs and other DMUs

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Oxford invests £4.5m in Cowley design works

Full Business Case to be delivered by Network Rail

The £104 million Metro Flow project has been completed in Tyne and Wear. Pan Up Premium

Metro services resume as Flow is completed

£104 million project commissioned ten days behind schedule: reliabilty set to improve

DOO row derails TOC negotiations

Proposals to extend Driver Only Operation cause talks between RDG and RMT to collapse

Transcript: Transport Secretary Harper refuses to deny Government interference at TSC

A transcript of Transport Secretary Mark Harper's refusal to deny Governmental interference in negotiations between the rail industry and unions at the Transport Select Committee

A London Northwestern Railway Class 230: Vivarail's administration means services between Bedford and Bletchley are suspended. News Premium

Vivarail administration suspends Bedford-Bletchley service

Vivarail maintains LNWR '230s' - availability no longer guaranteed

IRSE updates Metro Train Control Systems book

Latest update collated by TfL Chief Engineer Clair Porter

First wires up on TransPennine Route Upgrade

Major milestone reached in Northern England upgrade

Government announces funding and expectations for CP7

Network Rail funding of £44 billion in Control Period 7

An artist's impression of the interior of one of GU's trains. News Premium

Grand Union FINALLY secures Carmarthen service

Operator succeeds in second attempt at open access London-Wales service

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Vivarail seeks administrators

Vivarail could enter administration if new investors or owners are not found