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Between the Lines

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Wires up here, at least: Didcot on 28 August 2016. Paul Bigland...

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HELP HUMPTY DUMPTY

ONCE UPON a time, the Strategic Rail Authority dreamt of the...

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TEMPLE MEADS MAY NEVER BE WIRED

ELECTRIFICATION RECEDES AS NR SPINS GW DEFERRALS AS A ‘GOOD...

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NEW PLATFORMS FOR THE NORTH THE NEW

Calder Valley bounce-back facility: the new platform 4 at Rochdale...

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GBRf turns SwedeRf

EQT INFRASTRUCTURE, through the Hector Rail group, has completed...

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GATEWAY TO EDINBURGH

Ready for opening: with the new station nearing completion on...

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FULL CONNECTIVITY AND THE ROLE OF THE INTELLIGENT TRAIN

New trains under construction: Class 387s take shape in Bombardier’s...

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WIRELESS WHEEL CONDITION MONITORING

Perpetuum is continuing to deliver improvements in wheel performance...

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HST life extension underway

THE FIRST Mk 3 trailer has been sent to Wabtec at Doncaster,...

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