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3 days ago — Rail group promotes private sector concession to fund HS2 and alternative Manchester plan. How the Mid Wales train collision has all the hallmarks of autumn grip problems and is reminiscent of Salisbury. Britain's biggest-selling modern railway magazine. Bringing the news, comment and analysis from the rail industry.
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Budget 2024: Regulated train ticket and railcard prices set to go up next year. Budget 2024: Chancellor confirms HS2 trains will run to Euston. Northern leaders quizzed over 'unacceptable' service after 'do not travel' warnings issued. Rail group promotes private sector concession to fund HS2 and alternative Manchester plan.
Rail Magazine
Nov 1, 2024 — Attend the UK's largest and only immersive rail exhibition. Join 6000+ rail professionals at Rail Live to share learning and build successful networks. Venue: Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre | ///roofer.wished.represent. Britain's biggest-selling modern railway magazine.
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE. Rail freight: hopes and fears for the future. Exclusive interview with former HM Chief Inspector of Railways Ian Prosser. Strikes on London Underground. East West Rail. Transport Secretary orders HS2 costs review. Northern ends Railcard prosecutions. Bakerloo Line extension. Merseyrail Class 777s.
Rail Review
Nov 4, 2024 — There is a growing perception that the railway is less dependable than before. National Rail Awards 2024: the results (more pictures added) First acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation. Great Western Railway's acquisition of '175s' confirmed with 2025 introduction planned. Discontinuous third-rail idea for West of England line.
Hitachi Rail's intercity battery trial shows better than expected results
3 days ago — Hitachi Rail has said that the results from its intercity battery trial are better than expected. The project, which was led by Hitachi Rail and included partners, Angel Trains and TransPennine Express said the project had demonstrated that battery technology could work across the network and could realise its potential as an alternative traction option.
Swiss set world record for longest passenger train
11/11/2022 in Network. Switzerland’s metre gauge Rhaetian Railway (RhB) achieved global attention on October 29 by breaking the record for the longest passenger train ever operated. Formed of 25 Stadler ‘Capricorn’ electric units (100 cars) weighing 2,990 tonnes, the record-breaking 1,906-metre-long train took around an hour to complete ...
Why are the 'Arterios' more than four years late? - Rail
14/02/2024 in Operations. Main image: SWR’s first passenger-carrying Class 701 'Arterio' stands at London Waterloo on January 9, 2024. PAUL CLIFTON. The first Class 701 'Arterio' to carry South Western Railway passengers finally did so on January 9. But you wouldn’t have found the 1025 from London Waterloo to Windsor on any timetable - this ...
Time for electrification: why UK rail needs a new approach
Aug 14, 2024 — Time for electrification: why UK rail needs a new approach. Successive generations have spurned opportunities to make Britain’s railways cleaner and more efficient by investing in a rolling programme of main line electrification. Ben Jones looks at how the situation could be changed. In 1841, just 11 years after Robert Stephenson’s iconic ...