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An open invitation or mixed messages for open access ?
Ministers appeared to back the latest open access deal guaranteeing private operation within a nationalised railway. Peter Plisner looks at the state of play.
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Metro-style rail on the Core Valley Lines
Passengers in south-east Wales and beyond will soon benefit from new rolling stock, increased frequency and a large-scale upgrade of the Core Valley network.
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Behind the scenes: GWR trials fast-charging battery technology
Joe Campbell joins the team conducting trials of fast-charge battery technology on the West Ealing to Greenford branch.
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Class 20s take the strain on the Drain Train
Balfour Beatty has operated on-track drain clearance trains for several years. Now it acquired two Class 20s for the task. Pip Dunn finds out more.
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The many ups and downs of BR's Class 90 locomotive
Class 90s have experienced a chequered career, alternating from zero to hero and back again several times, as David Clough explains.
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The tech that takes the legwork out of basic visual track inspections
Philip Haigh joins one of Network Rail’s video inspection units, to learn how the technology is improving detection, efficiency and safety.
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Survivors from the original 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway
With this year’s ‘Railway 200’ celebrations now upon us, Dr Joseph Brennan looks at the remnants from the first passenger railway we can still see today.
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What next for High Speed 2?
HS2 has been mired in controversy for years as fierce arguments continue about spiralling costs and what will actually be built. Ben Jones asks what's next.
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App uses artificial intelligence to improve travel for deaf passengers
South Western Railway is trialling a system that enables passengers to translate information instantly into British Sign Language, using AI-generated images.
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HS2’s complex alignments at Calvert
Chris Howe reports on construction progress of a short section that will be key to providing links with East West Rail and other rail facilities.
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How is Shadow Great British Railways shaping up?
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Interview: 2020 review author Sir Douglas Oakervee on HS2's future
With the eastern and northern legs of HS2 cancelled since the Oakervee Review, its author talks to Peter Pilsner about what happens next for HS2.
The tech that takes the legwork out of basic visual track inspections
Philip Haigh joins one of Network Rail’s video inspection units, to learn how the technology is improving detection, efficiency and safety.
