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AVOIDING BOOM AND BUST

A guest editorial from DARREN CAPLAN, Chief Executive of the...

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FINAL TESTING FOR GWR ‘800s’

GREAT WESTERN Railway operated the first Class 800 bi-mode Inter-city...

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LONDON STATION CONTRACTORS SOUGHT

Dan Harvey

Staged redevelopment: diagram showing the different aspects of...

Dan Harvey

EDGBASTON EXTENSION GO-AHEAD

A 2KM extension of the Midland Metro light rail network from...

Glass from Tilbury

THE FIRST train of bulk glass has been loaded at the Port of...

EAST COAST ENHANCEMENTS PROGRESS

TWO MAJOR infrastructure enhancements on the East Coast main...

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SCOTLAND’S INTER-CITY REVOLUTION

PHILIP SHERRATT

SHORTENED HIGH SPEED TRAINS ARE SET TO BRING A STEP-CHANGE IN...

PHILIP SHERRATT
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Forum

We welcome letters for ‘Forum’. Please send them, ideally...

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THAMESLINK SERVICES ALL CLASS 700s

GOVIA THAMESLINK Railway withdrew the last of its Class 319 EMUs...

Between the Lines

One of the key capacity issues for the network is accommodating...

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