Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 22
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News
Analysis: the final chapter of Stagecoach’s railway adventure?
Stagecoach was once a big hitter of the rail industry but recently surrendered its last franchise. Howard Johnston charts its rise, fall and return to buses
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News
Cold War Tube tunnels to house UK’s deepest bar
Once secret London underground tunnels to be opened to the public as a new heritage attraction
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News
Isolated safety systems let train move with doors open
A passenger train was able to start moving with several doors open and before the conductor had completed the dispatch process because safety systems had been isolated in an attempt to correct a fault, RAIB has found.
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News
SWR returns refurbished Class 458s to service
South Western Railway has put the first of its refurbished Class 458 Coradia Juniper trains back into passenger service on suburban routes.
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Features
Meteor conversion aims to make '08' a star
Pip Dunn reports on a project to provide low-cost, low-emission shunting locomotives, using the Class 08 as a starting point
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News
Central door locking to safeguard Scottish Mk 1s
Locomotive Services Limited’s Royal Scot arm and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society have entered into a partnership that will enable the SRPS’s Mk 1 coaching stock to be upgraded with central door locking (CDL), thereby ensuring its long-term survival on the main line.
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RAIB reports on two Tube trap-and-drag incidents
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has made several recommendations to London Underground Ltd following two incidents last year where passengers were dragged along the platform after their coats were caught in train doors.
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Opinion
Leader comment: Are we on track for real change?
RAIL's 7-point plan versus manifesto party promises.
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News
Sheffield-Manchester rail users face seven-week line closure
Network Rail has warned passengers travelling between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly that the railway will be closed in July and August between New Mills Central and Chinley in Derbyshire for emergency repair work.
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South Coast signal failure hit summer Sunday travel
Rail services on the south coast were significantly disrupted on Sunday 23 June, leading South Western Railway to issue a rare ‘Do Not Travel’ instruction in the Southampton area.