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Rail industry must improve understanding of customer expectations

MTMS secures depot maintenance deal with Hitachi

Derbyshire-based maintenance company MTMS has won a three-year contract with Hitachi Rail to look after its Train Maintenance Centres and Class 800 IEP trains

Croydon tram crash: owner and operator plead guilty

The first court hearing has taken place in prosecutions against the owner, operator and driver involved in the Croydon tram crash on November 9 2016.

Near-miss on level crossing at Farnborough North

Rail accident investigators are assessing a near-miss incident on a pedestrian level crossing in Hampshire. 

Digital ticketing at heart of GWR National Rail Contract

Great Western Railway has been awarded a National Rail Contract to continue operating the GWR network until at least June 21 2025. 

Testing begins on new Avanti West Coast trains

Static testing has begun at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe factory on the first of Avanti West Coast’s new £350 million fleet of trains. 

Study into plan for Oswestry revival

The appointment of consultants to prepare a business case is seen as an important step towards the return of the 3.3-mile Oswestry-Gobowen line

The railway joins in with Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Jubilee was marked across the rail network, as part of a nationwide four-day celebration of her 70-year reign.

Euston’s Doric Arch returns… on video

A new video projection screen has been installed at London Euston, to remember the station’s most famous (albeit long-lost) architectural icon. 

Busiest stations offer ‘very good’ accessibility

No railway station in the UK achieves a perfect score for accessibility, according to research by Age UK.