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Transport for Wales 197107 and Great Western Railway 800013 pass each other at Gloucester station. RICHARD ALLEN.
News

GWR raises concerns with Transport for Wales' Bristol plans

TfW wants to start operating a service linking West Wales with Bristol Temple Meads.

Transport for Wales 22 Apr
Freight Train derailment in Audenshaw. RAIB.
News

Network Rail complies with improvement notice after derailment

22 Apr
Marchwood station.
News

Alliance Rail accuses Network Rail of "abusing position" as it awaits open access decision

Alliance Rail 21 Apr
Heidelberg Materials 08787 Battery Bill at Whatley Quarry depot. PAUL CLIFTON.
News

'08e' shunter which once had tree growing out of it is launched

Locomotives 21 Apr
A composite image of Chris Gibb, left, and an artist's impression of an HS2 train, right. NETWORK RAIL/HS2 LTD.
News

Chris Gibb fired from DFTO role days after publishing his HS2 rolling stock vision

DFTO 20 Apr
Millbrook on the Midland Main Line. RAIB.
News

Access mix-up led to near miss involving van and train travelling at 108mph

20 Apr
West Coast Railways 47746 Chris Fudge 29.7.70 - 22.6.10 departs Fort William on May 22 2025 with the 1015 ‘Jacobite’ service to Mallaig. PHIL METCALFE.
News

West Coast Railways stand-off with ORR over door locking set to end

West Coast Railways (WCR) 20 Apr
GB Railfreight 66789 British Rail 1948-1997 (in BR large logo livery) passes Bagworth on January 23 2020, with the 1051 Tinsley Yard-Bardon Hill empty aggregates train. GRAHAM NUTTALL.
News

Section of Ivanhoe Line is mothballed by Network Rail

East Midlands 17 Apr
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Comment

TPE 185105 sits on 8 Road in Ardwick Depot on March 16. Behind it is 185137 undergoing a B exam. The class has been in service with TPE for 20 years. PHILIP HAIGH
Comment

How Siemens keeps TPE’s old Class 185 DMUs reliable

Philip Haigh finds out how Siemens ensures TransPennine Express’ reliable DMUs are fit for duty

Phil Haigh 22 Apr
Improved systems can boost connectivity to remote parts of the network, such as Corrour in the Scottish Highlands. Iain Masterton / Alamy Stock Photo
Comment

Digital evolution

The next stage of digitalisation will be targeted improvements to existing systems, argues Mick Mohan, Group Engineering Director for Telent

Industry views 20 Apr
Improved systems can boost connectivity to remote parts of the network, such as Corrour in the Scottish Highlands. Iain Masterton / Alamy Stock Photo
Comment

Digital evolution

Industry views 20 Apr
UK broken rail closeup. NETWORK RAIL
Comment

Broken rails

Editor's comment 17 Apr
GB Railfreight 66316 passes Soham working the 0545 Ditton-Felixstowe South on December 11 2025. KEITH PARTLOW
Comment

Track access and charges

Phil Haigh 15 Apr
How can operators make rail replacement feel safer? Alamy Stock Photo
Comment

Rail disruption is a safety issue

Industry views 13 Apr

Insights from the experts

The RGC01 has recently passed its ETCS Level 2 and is now ETCS enabled.
Feature

The new management team at Loram talks to RAIL

Railway maintenance firm LORAM has a new team in charge. RICHARD WILCOCK interviews LEE TINNEY and JENNIFER GLADDING

Engineering 22 Apr
The campaign train waits at Walsall station. WSMR’s proposals would give Walsall a new direct link to London.
Feature

RAIL joined a special campaign train pushing for a new Wrexham-London service

Open access 20 Apr
SWR and Network Rail Wessex Managing Director Lawrence Bowman at the Basingstoke Regional Operations Centre shared by Network Rail and South Western Railway.
Feature

SWR MD Lawrence Bowman tells RAIL of plans to improve services

GBR 20 Apr
In February 2024, PAYG was officially launched in South East Wales, making it the first region in the UK outside London to use this technology.
Feature

How will GBR sort out the complex array of tickets and fares?

Passengers 17 Apr
A train passes through St. Paul train station in the Lavant Valley on the Koralmbahn in Austria.
Feature

What lessons can the UK learn from Europe about high speed rail?

Major projects 15 Apr
An ex-Northern Pacer stands alongside the signal box in the CF Booth scrapyard in Rotherham
Feature

The famous CF Booth scrapyard has a new owner

Engineering 13 Apr
The Great Central Railway (GCR) has acquired two class 153 units to assist with its training programme.
Feature

A project to reunite the Great Central Railway could benefit the wider rail industry

Major projects 10 Apr

RAIL events

Romic Group HST led by 43094 on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ROMIC GROUP/TURNER PHOTOGRAPHY.
News

Provisional timings for Rail Live Express

Rail Live 14 Apr
Romic Group HST led by 43094 on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ROMIC GROUP/TURNER PHOTOGRAPHY.
News

Direct train to run from London Paddington to Rail Live 2026 as registration opens

Rail Live 12 Mar
Locomotion No.1 steams into Darlington station. JACK BOSKETT
Comment

Bicentenary highlights

Industry views 5 Mar
National Rail Awards 2025. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.
News

National Rail Awards 2026 entries now open

National Rail Awards 21 Jan

Reviews

Great Western Railway 166211 arrives at Dawlish.
Feature

RAIL's Mystery Shopper tries out the railways of Devon

RAIL’s Mystery Shopper heads to the South West to see what the services are like, and if passengers are getting a good deal.

Reviews 19 Nov
Downham Market station.
Feature

About Anglia: some high scores

Reviews 24 Oct
Mary Grant, Lord Peter Hendy & Craig Bentley talk to RAIL Editor Dickon Ross
Feature

Review: meals on train wheels

Reviews 12 Aug
Dating from 1984, the ‘Highland Chieftain’ service was originally operated by HSTs, with Azumas taking over in 2019. On July 21 2021, 800112 is between Inverness and Aviemore, as it heads over Slochd Viaduct with the ‘Highland Chieftain’ for London. Under the current public (as opposed to working) timetable, northbound trains leave King’s Cross at 1200 and arrive in Inverness at 2007, while southbound trains depart from the Highland city at 0755 and arrive in London at 1549. NIGEL CAPELLE.
Feature

Review: ‘Chieftain’ is a practical long-distance choice

Reviews 24 Jun
A Class 197 stands in the platform at Holyhead after a journey from Manchester Airport. ANDY COMFORT
Feature

Review: train and ferry together tickets

Passengers 3 Jun