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News 16 May
Lord Blunkett-led review aims to fix Yorkshire's broken rail system
A review led by Lord David Blunkett has unveiled a sweeping, phased rail investment blueprint for Yorkshire, which it hopes will revolutionise connectivity across the region and inject billions into the local and national economy.
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News 16 May
"The train was right in front of my face": woman recalls life-changing level crossing mistake
Lucy Ruck was a college student when her leg was amputated by a train, now she's backed a campaign to replace the pedestrian part of a crossing with a bridge.
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News 16 May
Eurostar used for deployment of British troops for the first time
A brigade travelled from St Pancras to Brussels in late April en route to Estonia.
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Features 16 May
Review: the dreaded rail replacement buses
RAIL’s Mystery Shopper examines the pros and cons, the pitfalls and the plusses of taking a journey that sometimes involves more than just your intended train.
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Opinion 16 May
Railway 200: Tickets please!
In the second of our series celebrating 200 years of the modern railway, Andy Wakeford, Fares Lead at the Rail Delivery Group, looks at train ticketing.
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News 15 May
Hopes lowering minimum train driver age will fill potential retirement void
A third of the UK's 27,000 drivers will reach retirement age by 2029.
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News 15 May
UK-Switzerland rail link agreement an "exciting milestone" - new working group set to meet later this year
Working group is next stage of project for direct rail services between two countries after Memorandum of Understanding signed.
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News 15 May
Network Rail station retail income closing in on £1bn per year after latest increase
Annual sales of food and drink across its 20 managed stations are closing in on £1 billion.
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News 14 May
More details of Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton plan as they want to "run in parallel" with CrossCountry services
Open access operator wants to follow CrossCountry's route between Newcastle and Reading.
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Fleet 14 May
Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s
All 13 sets have been redundant since the end of 2023.
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Features 14 May
Railway 200 Then and Now: from salvage to recycling
A look at how salvaging the railway‘s unwanted metal was essential to Britain’s war effort, and how the practice evolved into recycling.
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News 14 May
Liverpool-Manchester Railway board wants government support for early 2030s build start
LMR Partnership Board wants new route between cities to be part of government's 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy.
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Opinion 14 May
Analysis: East Coast Main Line - high demand, not enough space
Philip Haigh looks at the work that has still to be done to accommodate as many trains as possible for the December 2025 timetable
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News 13 May
Network Rail refuses to support three West Coast Main Line open access plans
Infrastructure owner highlights several issues with all three with capacity being a key area of concern.
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News 13 May
Suppliers claim exclusion from £300m HS1 asset renewals work
More than half of the investment has been allocated without an open tender process.
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News 13 May
The 14 new open access routes currently being planned - from approved to awaiting submission
More than a dozen new routes are planned by open access operators.
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News 13 May
Trenitalia provides more details about why it's looking to start Channel Tunnel services
Italian state-run operator announced plans for London-Paris service in April.
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News 12 May
Open access to cost LNER £1.1bn over next decade in abstracted revenue, report claims
New report suggests an average of £100 of revenue a year will be abstracted from state-run operator up until 2035.
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News 12 May
New Wickford station building to be built from September four years after original was demolished
Wickford's original station building was demolished in 2021.
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News 12 May
First breakthrough at HS2 tunnel in Birmingham as 22-month journey comes to an end
Tunnel boring machine completes a 3.5-mile journey from Warwickshire to Birmingham.
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News 12 May
Hitachi to host open day at Newton Aycliffe factory as part of Railway 200
Open day in October to include tours and visiting trains.
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News 12 May
DRS and port operator review intermodal flow after trial "successfully demonstrates route"
A 12-week trial ended last month with both train and port operators reviewing its success.
Top Stories
HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told
EXCLUSIVE: Report from HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild is part of his preliminary assessment of the project.
Rail’s retirement challenge and the looming skills shortage
Nine per cent of people working on the railway left last year. Paul Clifton asks whether enough is being done to to fill the empty seats they leave behind.
Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route
Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
Rail devolution… and integration
The English Devolution White Paper and the government’s rail reform consultation are together proposing a major shift of power from central to local government.
Guest Comment: Rail devolution under GBR
Will there be local control or a guiding mind, asks Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall.
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