Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 7
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Features
Obstacles to growth of the West Midlands Metro
Now 25 years old, the West Midlands Metro has been slow to expand. COVID and inflationary pressures have meant funding issues and delays. Peter Plisner reports.
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Opinion
Opinion: The government must start to get electrification rolling…
A rolling rail electrification programme is crucial for economic growth, sustainability, and decarbonisation, says Caspar Lucas.
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News
Join our live interview with Chief Inspector of Railways Richard Hines this afternoon
RAIL Editor Dickon Ross will interview Richard Hines, the new Chief Inspector of Railways at Office for Rail and Road
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News
Network Rail confirms the closure of Deepcar branch
The Deepcar freight-only branch in north Sheffield is no longer in use after Network Rail mothballed the line from September 29.
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Opinion
Comment: Go-ahead for Euston link?
Revival of the HS2 city terminus could be tied in with station improvements, says our anonymous Industry Insider columnist
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News
Demand for Irish rail freight increases
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has introduced two new rail freight services between Dublin Port and Ballina, operated by International Warehousing and Transport (IWT).
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Opinion
Opinion: Rail freight stagnation
Innovation is required to boost sector’s market share, says our Industry Insider
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News
New Dublin timetable performance issues force changes
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) had to revise its new timetable introduced on 26 August for Dublin suburban services that pass through Connolly station.
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Features
Ukraine’s railway looks to the west
Gary Essex explores how the country’s rail network is aiming to forge stronger international links with the rest of Europe and beyond.
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News
WCR buys Riviera Trains stock to overcome CDL issues
West Coast Railways has purchased all the remaining coaches owned by Riviera Trains, giving it at least three further full sets of coaches fitted with Central Door Locking (CDL).