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News 5 Jun
Decision date for Eurostar rivals' depot requests set as ORR confirms next steps of process
Office of Rail and Road sets out what will happen and when before it decides if another operator can use Temple Mills depot alongside Eurostar.
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News 5 Jun
Tractor driver did ring signaller before train hit farm vehicle at crossing - RAIB
RAIB confirms it will investigate the collision at a user-worked farm crossing in May.
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Fleet 5 Jun
Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives
The scrapping of 67003 has highlighted the lack of work for the class since their arrival in the UK around 25 years ago.
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News 4 Jun
Tram-trains, new metro lines and mass transit systems part of £15bn city region transport plan
Nine regions to benefit from £15.6bn in funding for a series of transport projects.
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News 4 Jun
Liverpool overcrowding: "Lessons will be learned" after 166,000 passengers use Lime Street on one day
An estimated 166,000 passengers used Liverpool Lime Street on May 26, way above the estimated 30,000 for the bank holiday weekend.
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News 4 Jun
Urgent reform needed in rail fare enforcement, ORR review finds
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has recommended that rail fare enforcement is overhauled and made fairer in a new review of the current system.
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News 4 Jun Advertisement feature
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Network 4 Jun
First electric-powered train runs between Wigan and Bolton
First run is significant milestone in project to have electric traction on passenger services later this summer.
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People 4 Jun
Bob Reid obituary: former BR Chairman who argued for different privatised rail model dies
Former BR Chairman died three days after South Western Railway was taken into public ownership.
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Features 3 Jun
Review: train and ferry together tickets
With through train and ferry tickets available from most stations in Britain to Ireland and the Netherlands, Andy Comfort samples Sail Rail.
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Features 3 Jun
Wrexham and Shropshire open access managers explain their vision
The Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway could be on the verge of approval for its service to London Euston. Peter Plisner talks to those behind the plans.
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Opinion 3 Jun
Comment: The need to recruit drivers - both young and old
Columnist Christian Wolmar on the decision to recruit younger train drivers.
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News 3 Jun
Network Rail set to add safety measures at "risky" crossing on planned open access route
MPs had said to Network Rail they were "alarmed" at a lack of plan to address issues.
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News 3 Jun
Explained: More details of test station proposed to replace "poorly used" calling point
Welsh Government announces plan for station to test demand on line linking Wrexham and Merseyside.
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Fleet 3 Jun
First GBRf Class 99s due in UK this month
First two members of the class are expected in mid-June.
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News 2 Jun
Analysis: The verdict on ECML abstraction is still ‘not proven’
It’s said that there are two versions of events, and in the middle - the truth.
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Fleet 2 Jun
FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route
Sets will have six carriages and are due to enter service on the West Coast Main Line in 2026.
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News 2 Jun
Inside Eurostar's Temple Mills depot as operators await next steps in access process
RAIL was given a unique chance to see inside Eurostar's east London depot.
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Fleet 2 Jun
No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap
67003 has gone for scrap 26 years after arriving in the UK.
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Opinion 2 Jun
Comment: What's going wrong with Network Rail's Control Period 7?
Network Rail is spending funds allocated for Control Period 7 tasks (2024-29) to complete work it should have delivered in CP6 (2019-24), explains Philip Haigh.
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Features 2 Jun
Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance
Network Rail’s recovery programme to stabilise performance between Reading and London Paddington has reached half time. Paul Clifton joins the project leaders.
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News 2 Jun
Disruption expected in June on Far North Line after Network Rail investment
Network Rail will invest £11.5 million to refurbish and replace critical infrastructure on the Far North Line, aiming to boost long-term reliability on one of Scotland’s most remote rail routes.
Top Stories
Rail Live 2025: The agenda and subjects for day two’s seminar theatres
The agenda for Rail Live's seminar theatres includes talking points about a host of pressing industry concerns, with insights from attending experts.
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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