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Mid-Wales train crash: Poor rail adhesion found on track approaching site of head-on collision. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has said wheel/rail adhesion was "relatively low" on the approach to the scene of Monday's fatal collision
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Safety expert says magnetic track brakes would save lives. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE. Refurbished South Western Railway Class 458s. GWR fast-charging battery trials
Comment: From 1825 to 2025… and beyond - railmagazine.com
1 day ago · The tech that takes the legwork out of basic visual track inspections 08/01/2025. Philip Haigh joins one of Network Rail’s video inspection units, to learn how the technology is improving detection, efficiency and safety.
Battery-electric trains the preferred option to replace Class 165s …
Dec 31, 2024 · Ex-Great Western Railway HST power cars move to preserved railway pending export 08/01/2025. Two power cars along with Mk 3 sleepers were taken from Laira in mid-December leaving just three Class 43s at the Plymouth depot
Rail Review
Jan 1, 2025 · Comment: rail reform starts with getting the basics right. Guest columnist Stephen Joseph offers his checklist for successful rail reform
Call for government to announce rail investment plans after survey ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means' 19/11/2024. Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to …
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Opinion: Royal Mail's decision was a setback but rail freight can grow. Guest columnist Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General of the Rail Freight Group, says its essential for private sector to invest in rail freight.
RAIL magazine Articles
Hitachi pushes on with East Midlands Railway Class 810 assembly and testing. The acceptance of units is scheduled between spring 2025 and summer 2026, with the first passenger services anticipated around autumn 2025
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Mar 8, 2023 · In the latest issue of RAIL, Paul Clifton investigates a new report stating that with Government backing, rail freight could deliver more than £5bn in economic benefits a year, taking 20 million lorry journeys a year off Britain’s roads.