Stations
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Features
A rail network epic exploration: Halifax to Chester
Paul Bigland is back on his biennial travels, touring the nation’s rail network with an All-Line Rover, starting in the North West…
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Features
NRA Major Project of the Year 2024: TfL for Bank Station upgrade
The Major Project of the Year award in the National Rail awards 2024 went to Transport for London for the Bank Station capacity upgrade
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Features
NRA Major Station of the Year 2024: Glasgow Queen Street (ScotRail)
Glasgow Queen Street (ScotRail) won the Major Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024.
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NRA Large Station of the Year award: Cambridge (Greater Anglia)
Cambridge (Greater Anglia) won the Large Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2024.
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Features
NRA Medium Station of the Year 2024: University (Birmingham)
The 2024 award for Medium Station of the Year in the National Rail awards went to University (Birmingham), West Midlands Trains.
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NRA Small Station of the Year award 2024: Wemyss Bay (ScotRail)
Wemyss Bay (ScotRail) won the 2024 Small Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards.
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Features
The restoration of Camp Hill and its connections
Progress on three new stations in Birmingham and what it means for the wider Midlands Rail Hub ambitions.
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Features
The changing role of our railway stations
Innovations to improve Britain’s stations often meet stumbling blocks in the form of red tape. Peter Plisner investigates.
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Features
How to grow off-peak leisure travel by rail
Non-commuter lines are experiencing an upswing in fortunes, but the UK lags behind mainland Europe when it comes to value for money and accessibility.
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Operations
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
Top Stories
Aboard the ‘Night Riviera’ sleeper train to Penzance
In the first of a two-part feature, David Clough samples the night and day ‘Riviera’ services to and from the South West, starting with an overnight journey.
NRA Major Project of the Year 2024: TfL for Bank Station upgrade
The Major Project of the Year award in the National Rail awards 2024 went to Transport for London for the Bank Station capacity upgrade
25 years on: lessons from Ladbroke Grove and the future of rail safety
Twenty-five years ago, two passenger trains collided at Ladbroke Grove. The consequences for rail safety are still being felt today, as Paul Clifton explains.