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CrossCountry’s CAPACITY CHALLENGE

ANDY COOPER, PHILIP SHERRATT

As Arriva approaches 10 years of running CrossCountry, the operator’s...

ANDY COOPER, PHILIP SHERRATT
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ENTER THE ICE4

Keith Fender

Deutsche Bahn is targeting expansion of its long-distance operations...

Keith Fender
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SOUTH WEST TRAINS BY DESIGN

The first South West Trains livery was on show on a Class 442...

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CONFIDENT TRAVELLERS

Confident traveller: Robert Mann curates his photographic collection...

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Grant for ‘230’ D Train

VIVARAIL HAS been awarded a grant through the Accelerating Innovation...

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TBM STARTS ‘377’ REFURB

CREWE-BASED TBM Rail has begun a project to refurbish grab poles,...

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Chris Stokes

Gatwick Airport has an extraordinary range of services to London,...

Chris Stokes

Rejected Gibb recommendations

THE FOUR recommendations from Chris Gibb’s report into the...

FUNDING FOR FIVE STATIONS

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport has pledged £16 million towards...

SOUTHAMPTON SIDINGS REFUSED

SOUTHAMPTON CITY Council has rejected plans from Network Rail...

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