Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 8
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Opinion
Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway
Our anonymous columnist looks at the wider implications of the open access order that staves off the threat of lay-offs at Hitachi.
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News
Series of Scottish charters in 2025 announced after SRPS and Locomotive Services Limited team up
The joint venture has led to a number of diesel-hauled railtours being confirmed for 2025
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News
Network Rail Class 150 to be withdrawn and disposed of
The unit was built in the mid-1980s as a track monitoring unit
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Features
Mystery Shopper RAIL review: South Wales
Our Mystery Shopper is in South Wales, visiting revitalised lines on a network that has new trains coming and a new Metro system on the horizon.
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News
Eastern Rail Services planning two charter sets after spotting gap in market
ERS has been providing carriages to operators for non-passenger use, but now wants to start offering charter rakes
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Fleet
Firm chosen to handle overhaul of ScotRail Class 170s
Work to refurbish the Turbostars is due to start in October 2025
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Opinion
Opinion: Go-op share prospectus
The new operator, now granted track access, is seeking funding. Our Industry Insider on what happens next.
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News
Transport Committee Inquiry launched into boom-or-bust cycles
The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate how the government can establish a stable pipeline of rail projects to secure the future of the industry.
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News
Stock faults force Pathfinder Railtours to cancel final 2024 trips
One tour in November ran with carriages with defects including no lighting or heating
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Opinion
Women in Rail Mentoring Programme - 20 years on
Rajinder Pryor MBE, Head of Business Partnering (Southern), Route Services, Network Rail and Board Trustee, Women in Rail talks about what she has learned and how Women in Rail helped changer her life