Sam Hewitt
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ScotRail remedial plan delivering on its promises
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A PROGRAMME of improvements demanded by Transport Scotland earlier this year is delivering more reliable and more punctual train services, according to the ScotRail Alliance. More trains are running to time, with fewer cancellations, less ‘skip-stopping’, and more seats on ScotRail trains as new trains come into service. Training of additional drivers and conductors has…
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Cardiff electrics pushed back to January
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RESCHEDULED engineering and testing work in South Wales means electric operation to Cardiff will not now start until January 2020. The December 2019 timetable will see a typical journey time saving of 14 minutes between Cardiff and London Paddington, but the final 10-mile section of 25kV equipment between Newport and the Welsh capital will not be ready in…
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‘Passengers first’ as Network Rail’s regional structure goes live
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JUNE 24 signalled the start of significant structural changes at Network Rail, designed to tackle the declining performance and punctuality of passenger and freight trains over recent years. More power is being devolved into five new regions, with 14 smaller, regional organisations aimed at being closer to customers and giving local managers the authority to…
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The Railway Hub’s Holiday Brochure Guide
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South Western Railway strike: Workers begin four-day walkout
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Rail workers are said to be “solidly supporting” a fresh rail strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains, which has hit services on some of the busiest routes in the country.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week’s railway round-up LNER announce a new rail fares system aimed at saving passengers costs of up to £73 and are we finally getting a glimpse of the future for railways with solar power?
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LNER to trial simpler rail fares
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A new rail fares system will be introduced for journeys between London and Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh in a trial saving passengers up to £73 per trip.
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Issue 258 on sale now!
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Britain’s hottest day ever! Taunton shuttles success! Stephenson’s Rocket making September debut! Issue 258 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot, including an appearance from Kylie Minogue!
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DCRail expands with new bulk material flows
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DCRail started a new service on June 24 which is conveying used rail ballast from Westbury to Southampton for recycling by L&S Waste. The new flow follows shortly after the introduction of a similar ‘as-required’ flow of used ballast from Carlisle Kingmoor to Boston in Lincolnshire. On arrival at Southampton the ballast is processed and…
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Rail line becomes world’s first to be powered by solar farm
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The world’s first solar farm to power a railway line directly is set to plug into a track in Aldershot, Hampshire, paving the way for solar-powered trains in the future.
