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Refreshed ‘Javelin’ enters service

Andy Roden

New seats, lighting and charging on 140mph trains

Andy Roden
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Modern Railways September 2023

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Burrows and McIntosh head NR regions

Andy Roden

Southern and NW&C gain permanent MDs

Andy Roden

Converted ‘Pacer’ returns as ‘STEAM’ carriage

Andy Roden

Repurposed ‘144’ donated to school

Andy Roden
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£4.2bn for Scotland’s Railway in CP7

PHILIP SHERRATT

Real terms funding rises

PHILIP SHERRATT
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Northern plots new train order

PHILIP SHERRATT

Expressions of interest being sought

PHILIP SHERRATT
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Day Travelcards to end as TfL faces funding gap

Andy Roden

Cut to raise £40m

Andy Roden

HS2 hails London tunnels progress

HS2’s first two Tunnel Boring Machines in London have completed the first mile of twin-bored tunnel in the capital

First new Piccadilly Line train on test

94 new trains to replace 1973 stock

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Harper: no ‘big bang’ announcement on GBR

Transport Secretary insists rail reform is progressing

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