Trains
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FLIRT bi-mode trains help Greater Anglia to top performing operator
Ben Jones visits East Anglia to see how the Swiss-built Stadler bi-mode trains and the Derby-built ‘Aventras’ have helped GA in their first five years.
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A rail network epic exploration: Wales to London via South Coast
Part two of Paul Bigland’s All-Line Rover trip takes him on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers
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One way to tackle recruitment difficulties breaks new ground
The new government is looking to recruit 100,000 people into the rail industry. One train maintenance company has taken matters into its own hands.
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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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How previous generations celebrated the first passenger rail journey
Momentum is gathering for next year’s ‘Railway 200’. Richard Foster looks at how previous anniversaries celebrated the railway’s birth.
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Train review: 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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Interview: Jonathan Dunster on early retirement and rail's future
Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster has held the top job in three parts of the railway industry. David Clough explores the career of this redoubtable railwayman.
Top Stories
Train review: 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.
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.
How the Ufton Nervet incident changed level crossing safety measures
Greg Morse considers the causes and consequences of this tragic rail crash from November 2004.
