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Carmont report triggers Mk 3 safety scare
■ Extensive industry studies validated life extension
■ Structural integrity the key
■ Crashworthiness standards focused on low-speed collisions
800 Series cracking – ORR final report
■ No independent technical investigation
■ Call for review of standards
■ Six-year modification programme
■ Four weeks out of service for nine-car set
■ Fresh crack locations emerging
‘345s’ in the spotlight
How will the Elizabeth Line trains perform as the central section opens?
ROGER FORDGlasgow and Edinburgh Map
An extract from the latest 15th Edition of Bakers Rail Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland
The Queen marks Elizabeth line completion
The Queen made an unexpected visit to Paddington Elizabeth Line station to mark the route's completion ahead of its imminent opening.
South Eastern milked over 13-year period
■ DfT imposes £23.5 million penalty
■ Overpayments hidden in TOC accounts
■ DfT recovers £64 million
Cautious changes for post-Covid era
JAMES ABBOTT reviews the timetable change coming on 15 May
James AbbottReturn to Cardiff
‘The pithead bath’s a supermarket now’sang Max Boyce. At Canton the diesel fuel tank is now a substation, which doesn’t scan quite so well but is a sign of progress
Ian WalmsleyBlockade blitz
Network Rail’s Southern Region has mastered the art of longer, more productive closures of the railway for maintenance, with Wessex Route leading the way. PHILIP SHERRATT reports
PHILIP SHERRATTStaggering seats
PriestmanGoode offer the first-of-a-kind seat layout. Here is Proteus – brought to you by Innovate UK, Angel Trains and Chiltern Railways
Ian WalmsleyLimited scope for train operator cost cuts
■ Switch from net premium to subsidy signalled problems
■ Rolling stock and track access dominate rises
■ Costs stabilised after year-on-year increases
HS2 East will be extended, claims West Midlands Mayor
WEST MIDLANDS Mayor Andy Street says High Speed 2’s eastern leg will go ahead in full eventually
Tony MilesRail reform – all words and no action?
Our columnist questions the pace of progress a year on from the publication of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail
ALAN WILLIAMSGreen HST proposed for Heart of Wales ‘Red Kite’
Plans are being drawn up to capitalise on the scenic value of the Heart of Wales line in the summer of 2023 with a tourist HST service
James AbbottCommunity rail: as you like it
After just two years the work of volunteers is already having a major impact on the Shakespeare line
Vicki PipePiccadilly Line 2024 stock mock-up unveiled
Mayor calls for capital investment to secure TfL supply chain
Bradford will benefit from IRP, says Minister
Light rail boost is preferable to new line to Manchester, claims Stephenson
Trackwatch - May 2022 issue
Our monthly summary of network changes
Martyn BrailsfordWaterside service could be restored in 2024
CONFIDENCE IS growing that the green light will be given for passenger services to be restored on the Waterside line on the west side of Southampton Water under the ‘Restoring Your Railway’ programme
James AbbottGBR HQ: place your bets
The answer to the ultimate question is 42. The number of bidders for the new 222 Marylebone Road
Ian WalmsleyStaycation Express suspended for 2022
RAIL CHARTER Services has confirmed that its summer service over the Settle to Carlisle line, popularly called the Staycation Express, will not operate in 2022.
Anglia pioneers 21st Century Operations
■ Network Operations Strategy starting to deliver
■ Liverpool Street IECC pilots radical reorganisation
■ Key role for Luminate TMS
South Western signals upgraded
The major schemes at Feltham and on the Portsmouth Direct line are headlining the Control Period 6 signalling programme in Wessex
Electrification: Prove you can deliver, demands DfT
■ TRU and MML electrification test cases for cost reduction claims
■ TDNS rolling programme on hold
■ ‘Stop moaning’, electrification proponents told
■ Network Rail Board goes full duckweed