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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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Alstom Crewe’s latest milestone in bogie overhaul
Ben Jones visits Alstom’s component overhaul facility at Crewe to see how vital it is to Britain’s hardest-working trains - and many other passenger fleets.
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Train review part 2: Riding the route of the ‘Riviera Express’
David Clough concludes his Riviera trip by returning from Penzance in the time slot of the old ‘Cornish Riviera Express’.
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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.
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NRA Fleet Achievement of the Year 2024: Greater Anglia
The Fleet Achievement of the Year award in the 2024 National rail awards went to Greater Anglia for its fleet transformation.
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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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FROM THE ARCHIVES: How to drive a ‘Class 37’
RICHARD CLINNICK joins Abellio drivers undergoing training on the locomotives
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How the HSTs are being transformed for Scottish services
RICHARD CLINNICK investigates the work being done to modify Great Western High Speed Trains before their cascade to north of the border
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Fearless returns after 15 years
RAIL looks back at the first Class 50's final years in service and its remarkable return to the main line in 2016
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VTEC’s HSTs: life begins again at 40
VTEC’s £4.5 million refurbishment and overhaul of its High Speed Train fleet could be the final revamp for the workhorses as they approach 40 years’ service
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Britain’s hardest-working train
RICHARD CLINNICK climbs on board a Class 390 Pendolino that within 24 hours travels more than 1,300 miles up and down the West Coast Main Line
Railway renaissance
In the final part of his All-Line Rover trip around the UK’s railways, PAUL BIGLAND focuses on the North, before a final trip back down to King’s Cross
