Features - Page 6
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How to adapt the network to climate change
Network Rail’s Climate Change Task Force lead for Wales and Western Region, Julie Gregory, talks to Nick Brodrick about the challenges of adapting the network.
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Many happy returns for the workforce
How easy is it to return after years out of the workplace? And then land a hugely competitive place as a trainee train driver? Paul Clifton finds out.
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Railway renaissance at Washwood Heath
The site of the old Metro-Cammell factory at Washwood Heath will soon have a new railway use, housing a major HS2 train depot. Peter Plisner pays it a visit
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G-exam gees up GWR’s nocturnal ‘57/6s’
Great Western Railway HST & Locomotive Fleet Engineer Karl Atkinson talks exclusively to David Clough about the Class 57/6 Night Riviera locomotives’ ‘G’ exam programme.
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Is NPR ready for the next level?
RICHARD WILCOCK examines the on-off history of Northern Powerhouse Rail, and asks whether the time is right (and what must happen) for the project to be advanced
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Train review: Lumo’s no frills ‘803’
Open access operator Lumo competes with LNER and Avanti, as well as airlines, between Edinburgh and London. Its headline low fares and modern trains are proving a hit, but are the Class 803s any good? Pip Dunn finds out for himself.
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Rail reform has never been easy
As the new government embarks on rail reform with legislation promised in the King's speech, Richard Foster considers what Labour can learn from past reforms
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RAIL Live: Top 20 innovations that will shape the future
Rail Live 2024 featured numerous innovative products - big and small - set to improve the railway. Chris Howe selects his top 20…
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How the Class 57 continues to play a prominent role in today's railway
David Clough explains how the Class 57s came into being, and reviews their continuing relevance to today’s railway
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Moment of truth for AWC ‘Everos’
Avanti West Coast’s first Hitachi ‘Evero’ bi-mode trains entered passenger service on June 2. Ben Jones takes a close look at the new Class 805s
