Articles by Rich Wilcock
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Midland Main Line electrification questions to remain unanswered until Spending Review
Industry warns government of "lost continuity and damaging supplier confidence".
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LNER honours the Class 91 with special '225 Day'
In a tribute to one of Britain's most iconic high-speed trains, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) hosted its first-ever 225 Day, celebrating almost 40 years of service by the legendary InterCity 225 fleet along the East Coast Main Line.
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New Liverpool-Manchester route "not a pipe dream", says former Rail Minister
Liverpool-Manchester Railway Partnership Board has unveiled its plan for a new route between the cities
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Channel Tunnel hopeful Gemini Trains partners with Uber
Prospective Channel Tunnel operator Gemini Trains has teamed up with Uber in a co-branding partnership.
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London Northwestern Railway's 730s to enter traffic in early June
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) new class 730s will enter passenger service on 9 June, the operator has confirmed.
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UK's longest direct train journey ends as CrossCountry runs final Aberdeen-Penzance service
The UK’s longest direct passenger train journey completed its final service on May 16.
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Lord Blunkett-led review aims to fix Yorkshire's broken rail system
A review led by Lord David Blunkett has unveiled a sweeping, phased rail investment blueprint for Yorkshire, which it hopes will revolutionise connectivity across the region and inject billions into the local and national economy.
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Suppliers claim exclusion from £300m HS1 asset renewals work
More than half of the investment has been allocated without an open tender process.
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HS2 CEO: "We only get one shot" at reset as he explains how project has become "discontinuous"
HS2 CEO, Mark Wild insists that the year-long “reset” can only happen once as he aims to turn around the beleaguered project.
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Northern Trains publishes tender for 323s refurb
Northern Trains has put out a tender to refurbish its fleet of 17 (51 vehicles) class 323 trainsets, which it has taken from West Midlands Railway.