Performance
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Features
Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes
Chris Howe reports on problems that have been affecting services between Wrexham and Bidston.
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Features
Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance
Network Rail’s recovery programme to stabilise performance between Reading and London Paddington has reached half time. Paul Clifton joins the project leaders.
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Features
Review: the dreaded rail replacement buses
RAIL’s Mystery Shopper examines the pros and cons, the pitfalls and the plusses of taking a journey that sometimes involves more than just your intended train.
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Features
Are Europe's railways ready for winter extremes?
Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how European railways handle extreme weather.
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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
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Performance
Exclusive: Industry collaboration is vital to meet Net Zero deadline
"There's now massive appetite for sustainability, but we've got to work together, or we can't do this," says Govia Thameslink's Jason Brooker.
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Training
Four years in the firing line…
Departing Network Rail Chief Executive MARK CARNE talks to NIGEL HARRIS about the legacy he leaves behind after more than four and a half years at the helm
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Performance
Spanish succession
CAF Business Development Director RICHARD GARNER tells RICHARD CLINNICK how the UK market is proving to be an attractive proposition
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Performance
Eight years on - East Coast loses its way
HOWARD JOHNSTON travelled on the final southbound GNER service from Aberdeen to London in December 2007, and did the same with East Coast a few weeks ago
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Performance
The fine blue line
Train performance and reliability on the Victoria Line has improved markedly since new stock was introduced. RICHARD CLINNICK reports
Top Stories
Review: train and ferry together tickets
With through train and ferry tickets available from most stations in Britain to Ireland and the Netherlands, Andy Comfort samples Sail Rail.
Borders Railway moves £10 million closer to Carlisle
As funding is confirmed for a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle, Andy Comfort explores the route beyond the Tweedbank buffers.
Restoring your railway with tram-trains
There’s been much debate about the high cost of both heavy rail investment and new light rail lines. But how about combining the two?
