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AZUMA IN COLLISION WITH HST

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NEW YEAR WISHES

AS WE approached the end of 2019, Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) asked...

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TWO MDs FOR WEST COAST PARTNERSHIP

FIRSTGROUP AND Trenitalia have announced the appointment of two...

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Chris Stokes

Network Rail is to be very much applauded for its policy of open...

Chris Stokes

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CROSS CITY Connect, a special purpose vehicle, is promoting an...

WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY OPENING DELAYED

THE OPENING of the new Worcestershire Parkway station has been...

COLLAPSE CLOSES NEWQUAY BRANCH

Craig Munday

THE NEWQUAY branch was closed for two weeks during November due...

Craig Munday
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HIGH WYCOMBE BRUNEL SHED SAVED

A piece of history: that forlorn-looking building on the left...

EMR bi-mode specification confirmed

The new bi-mode units East Midlands Railway is procuring from Hitachi will be a variant on its AT300 platform with features specific to EMR.

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