Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 25
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News
RMT ‘win’ over retention of guards on Barrhead line
THE RMT union has claimed a “significant win” after ScotRail agreed to continue driver-and-guard operation on its £63 million newly electrified line to Barrhead, and its £140m East Kilbride electrification project, on which work started earlier this year.
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Station museum celebrates wartime role of Malvern radar experts
A new museum at Great Malvern railway station recalls the work of the technology experts in Malvern who contributed to Britain’s role in winning the Second World War.
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Government’s infrastructure advisers call for long-term rail plan
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) says the Government needs to flesh out its railway proposals in northern England and the Midlands.
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Opinion
Labour’s rail reform plans remain a work in progress
Travel writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar says what emerges in government may look different to the plan the party set out while in opposition.
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Features
West Coast Main Line special: the spine of the nation
Ben Jones explains why the West Coast Main Line has been Britain’s busiest and most important rail corridor for almost 200 years
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News
New ‘730s’ enter service on Birmingham’s Cross-City line
The first of the new Alstom Aventra Class 730 trains has entered passenger service on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line.
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News
ETCS dynamic testing to start on East Coast Main Line
The first section of the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross to lose its lineside signals in favour of cab signalling
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Features
Eastside story on West Midlands Metro
Chris Howe chronicles the latest progress with the Eastside extension in Birmingham
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Opinion
Can Labour’s rail plan deliver a better railway?
On April 25, the Labour Party unveiled its plans for Britain’s railways if it forms the next government. Ben Jones analyses the chances of success
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Opinion
High Speed Rail Group Chair Dyan Perry OBE on exploiting the UK's high speed rail potential
High Speed Rail Group's Chair, Dyan Perry provides an exclusive comment for RAIL magazine on the publication of the group's report Exploiting the UK's High Speed Potential