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Levenmouth link track laying completed

On target for 2024 reopening - track laying has been completed on the Levenmouth Rail Link.

Bus benefit for CrossCountry railtour travellers

Free bus connection for HST railtour ticket holders

Last call for Manchester conference

Discuss developments on the network in the North of England

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Thales/Hitachi merger: no threat to LU competition

Andy Roden

CMA updates investiation

Andy Roden
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Almost 500,000 responses to ticket office plans

Andy Roden

One week left on consultation

Andy Roden
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TfL tenders for new DLR franchise

Andy Roden

Contract worth up to £2.3 billion

Andy Roden
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Piccadilly progress: 2024 stock reaches Wildenrath

James Abbott

New trains should be in service on the Piccadilly Line in 2025, Siemens Mobility’s SAMBIT BANERJEE tells JAMES ABBOTT

James Abbott

Passenger revenue recovery stabilising

ROGER FORD

■ Revenue now consistently just under £10.5bn a year
■ Long-distance travel leads recovery
■ Elizabeth Line success distorting data

ROGER FORD
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Etches Park gets fit for the future

PHILIP SHERRATT

The arrival of East Midlands Railway’s Aurora bi-modes is not the only driving factor behind upgrades to the Derby depot, reports PHILIP SHERRATT

PHILIP SHERRATT
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Building on the success of the Elizabeth Line

PHILIP SHERRATT

With a full timetable now up and running, TfL’s Elizabeth Line Director HOWARD SMITH tells PHILIP SHERRATT what is next for London’s new railway

PHILIP SHERRATT

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