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BORDERLANDS LINESPEED WORK FUNDED

THE WELSH Government has awarded £1 million for development...

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Rannoch timber trial

A MEMORANDUM of Understanding has been signed for the construction...

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TRANS-PENNINE QUADRUPLING

NETWORK RAIL has submitted a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO)...

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TIN-watch graduation criteria reset

ROGER FORD

Informed Sources Roger FordWhat should the threshold be for promotion...

ROGER FORD
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Forum

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

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EUROPE

 Keith Fender

Europe View GREENSPEED MERGER ON ICE The planned merger...

 Keith Fender
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CLAYTON LOCO ON TEST

Bound for Sellafield: the first of two CBD80 hybrid locomotives...

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RSG roles for Clark and Starr

THE RAIL Supply Group has appointed Rail Forum Midlands CEO Elaine...

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CONTRACT FOR COSTAIN

COSTAIN HAS been awarded a place on Network Rail’s Operational...

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STAYCATION EXPRESS TIMINGS RELEASED

TIMINGS FOR the 2021 ‘Staycation Express’, which is due to...

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SCOTRAIL TO MOVE TO OLR FROM MARCH 2022

Delay to Williams Review frustrates Scottish Government ...

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New Felixstowe service

MARITIME TRANSPORT has added a fifth service from the Port of...

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CLACTON RESIGNALLING COMPLETE

RESIGNALLING IN the Clacton-on-Sea area has been completed following...

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MEET THE EDITORIAL TEAM

Philip Sherratt EditorA lifelong railway enthusiast, Philip began...

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Wales awaits new fleets

A new train transformation is on the way in Wales and the Borders,...

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FIVE-CAR AVENTRAS FOR c2c

C2C’S FLEET of Class 720/6 Aventra EMUs on order from Alstom...

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Chaudry for TfW MD

People TRANSPORT FOR Wales has appointed Jan Chaudhry-van...

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BETTER-CONNECTED BML

NETWORK RAIL has awarded a 25-year contract to Cellnex UK to...

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West London stations upgraded

Crossrail Update Railway users in west London are now...

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HEATHROW WESTERN LINK PAUSED

DEVELOPMENT OF the Western Rail Link to Heathrow (WRLtH) has...

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SWANSEA BAY METRO PROPOSED

News FrontHALF-HOURLY SERVICE MOOTED VIA SWANSEA DISTRICT LINE...

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Timetable rebuild continues

reports JAMES ABBOTT

News FrontMay’s schedule alterations largely see restoration...

reports JAMES ABBOTT
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LAST GYPSUM FROM DRAX

Short-lived: what is likely to be the last ever train of UK DSG...

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Union Connectivity Review’s Anglo-Scots rail aspirations

ROGER FORD

Informed Sources ■ Reduced Newcastle – Edinburgh journey...

ROGER FORD
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HAVE YOU READ MODERN RAILWAYS, MINISTER?

THAT WAS the question posed by Lord Bradshaw to Rail Minister...

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OKEHAMPTON SHOOTS FOR 2021 OPENING

reports JAMES ABBOTT

West Devon is set for an early Christmas present if Network Rail’s...

reports JAMES ABBOTT
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WELD FAILURES HIT CAF UNITS

A SIGNIFICANT number of CAF multiple-units working for Northern...

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Sachdev to chair EWR

NILESH (NEIL) Sachdev has been appointed by the Government as...

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HITACHI COMPLETES PERPETUUM PURCHASE

ON 1 April 2020, Hitachi Rail completed the acquisition of Perpetuum,...

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Alan Williams

There’s been much wailing in certain quarters about the precipitous...