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Passengers thanked after Birmingham New Street platform work

February 10, 2024
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All of Birmingham New Street platforms are open to passengers after rail engineers completed a 12-month project to upgrade the station’s concrete roof.

SVR confirms Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as permanent managing director

February 10, 2024
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After taking on the role in an interim capacity, Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster has been appointed the managing director role at Severn Valley Railway permanently. Jonathan […]

Whispering Giant: The Story Of The Bristol Britannia

Guest authors
February 10, 2024
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Production of the type lasted just eight years due to the advent of the jet age.

Freightliner and ONE extend strategic intermodal partnership

Simon Walton
February 9, 2024
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Freightliner, the American-owned rail freight and logistics provider in the UK, has announced a new five-year contract with Singapore headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE). The shipping company and the landward logistics provider have been moving containers around the world and around the UK together for six years. Freightliner signed their first deal with ONE in […]

Weekend engineering work to affect CrossCountry services

February 9, 2024
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Passengers are being advised about changes to weekend trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway while major HS2 work takes place in the Nechells […]

Advance notice to passengers about Bolton station lift work

February 9, 2024
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Passengers are being advised about work next month to replace the lifts at Bolton station.

Three TRU apprentices in running for major rail industry awards

February 9, 2024
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TRU apprentices Oliver Cann, Bethany Draper and Asher Thomas have all received nominations for the 2024 Young Rail Professionals Awards.

From the archive: Leeds and its railways

February 9, 2024
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A detailed look at Leeds and its railways by S P Thompson from The Railway Magazine, July 1915. Leeds, the sixth largest city in England, […]

Great Western Railway develop charger which charges train batteries in under 4 minutes

February 9, 2024
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A rapid charger for battery-powered trains has been developed in an effort to help decarbonise Britain’s railways. Great Western Railway Great Western Railway (GWR) said […]

Number of TRU rail apprenticeships in North Yorkshire continues to grow

February 8, 2024
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has so far taken on 52 apprentices in North Yorkshire, who have been involved in some of the project’s biggest […]