Features - Page 7
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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?
In September, the government said Great British Railways would be established in ‘shadow’ form. Paul Clifton finds out what the industry thinks of it so far
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Kents Bank: a station and a library for everyone
Library Manager Dr Paul Salveson recounts how the station and library are being developed into a fascinating valuable resource for the local community.
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Bradshaw’s Britain: Havant to Guildford
For his final foray onto the south of England’s rail network armed with Bradshaw’s 1863 Handbook, Stephen Roberts is on a section of the Portsmouth Direct Line.
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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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NRA 2024 winner: TfL makes time savings at Bank
Transport for London collected this year’s National Rail Awards Major Project of the Year for Underground's “most complex and technically challenging” project.
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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.
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Hitachi Rail's bold experiment with battery-electric bi-mode units
Hitachi Rail has been carrying out trials on a Class 802 aimed at advancing the use of battery-electric bi-mode units. Richard Wilcock finds out more.
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Heritage awards reward restored railway survivors
The results of this year's National Railway Heritage Awards.
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Keeping the wheels turning on Elizabeth line Class 345s
Philip Haigh visits Alstom’s Old Oak Common depot, to gain an insight into the work that goes to maintaining a modern train fleet.
