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Bodysnatchers, Gronks, and Bones

Ian Walmsley

Is it only me that has trouble remembering the new class numbers?...

Ian Walmsley
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Fork in the road

FORGET THE Profumo scandal of the early 1960s, investigative...

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MAKING THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME THE LITTLE THINGS COUNT

DAVID HORNE

Minor sources of delay add up and can make all the difference...

DAVID HORNE
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SOUTHEASTERN TAKES CONTROL

A new operational control system provided by Tracsis has delivered...

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EMR SET FOR CASCADED HSTs

THE FIRST of nine ex-LNER HSTs was expected to enter service...

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FLAHERTY TO LEAVE CALEDONIAN SLEEPER

RYAN FLAHERTY is leaving his post as Managing Director of Caledonian...

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IRIS FOR WILLIAM COOK

WILLIAM COOK Rail has achieved the International Rail Industry...

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Systems integration is the challenge

Dan Harvey

When Mark Wild took over as Chief Executive of Crossrail Ltd...

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Grand Central leases ‘90s’ and Mk 4s for Blackpool service

Grand Central is leasing five Class 90 locomotives and 24 Mk 4 vehicles to operate its new open access service between Blackpool and London Euston.

CrossCountry capacity boost

CrossCountry is to increase capacity on its services, starting in May 2020, following £2.5 million of new government funding.

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