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From project support to top notch performance
With the Crossrail project effectively completed, MTR Elizabeth line’s top priority is driving up punctuality, as MD MIKE BAGSHAW tells PHILIP SHERRATT
PHILIP SHERRATT
Testing, testing: B23s set for service in 2024
The DLR’s new trains are on course to carry passengers next year, reports JAMES ABBOTT
James Abbott
Great Turbostar Journeys
Fed up with the pleasure being ripped out of rail travel? It is still possible to enjoy exploring by train
Ian Walmsley
Piccadilly progress: 2024 stock reaches Wildenrath
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
■ Revenue now consistently just under £10.5bn a year
■ Long-distance travel leads recovery
■ Elizabeth Line success distorting data
Etches Park gets fit for the future
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
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