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Glasgow 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 Abbott
Blockade 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 SHERRATT
Return 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 Walmsley
Rail 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 WILLIAMS
Limited 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
Staggering 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 Walmsley
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