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WELSH NETWORK RAIL DEVOLUTION RULED OUT

THE UK Government has said it ‘does not intend to revisit’...

MIDLAND METRO OPERATIONS TO GO IN-HOUSE

National Express’s final UK rail bastion: the Midland Metro....

VALLEY LINES FREIGHT SAFEGUARDED

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THE PROPOSED conversion of the ‘Core Valley Lines’ in South...

Rhodri Clark

SOUTH WESTERN A SECOND MASS EXTINCTION EVENT

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Anyone surprised at First-MTR’s slash and burn rolling stock...

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PHIL SPENCER

PHIL SPENCER outlines a strategy for the south west section of...

PHIL SPENCER
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WHY CAN’T A TRAIN BE MORE LIKE A TRAM? PART 2 – TRAM-TRAIN, ARE YOU SURE YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?

Ian Walmsley

Pan Up Anyone with a professional interest in public...

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NEW INDUCTORS FOR ELECTROSTARS

GOVIA THAMESLINK Railway has completed the replacement of line...

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SNC-LAVALIN’S ATKINS OFFER

SNC-LAVALIN HAS made an approach to acquire the entire share...

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A DIGEST OF THE MAIN CHANGES ON NETWORK RAIL, LONDON UNDERGROUND...

MITSUI SALE COMPLETE

ABELLIO HAS completed the sale of a 40% stake in the Greater...

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