Railways Illustrated
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Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail
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A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.
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Short history of the ‘most flexible of all’ Type 3
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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company’s Type 3, better known as the Class 33, or simply the ‘Crompton’. Mark Nicholls recounts the type’s history.
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Helicopter footage reveals Storm Christoph impact on railway
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Network Rail’s helicopter team is surveying the railway as flood waters recede across the North West after Storm Christoph.
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Police slam using East Sussex railway crossing for photographs
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CCTV footage showing a woman lying down on railway tracks to pose for photographs despite the danger has been slammed by police.
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Eurostar: UK government ‘must commit to supporting rail firm’
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The UK and French governments must make a joint commitment to support Eurostar during the pandemic, according to the Transport Select Committee chairman.
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Manchester services will ‘significantly improve’ from May 2022
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Train reliability in and around Manchester will “significantly improve” from May 2022, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Rail bosses vow to consult disabled passengers after ‘distress’
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Rail chiefs have promised to consult disabled passengers and groups in future after they failed to do so during refurbishment work at Manchester Victoria station.
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Artwork installed in York to help tackle graffiti near railway
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Network Rail has joined forces with the community in Copmanthorpe to install a mural to help tackle graffiti on a bridge in the village.
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Rail operators and Government to assess rail service levels
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Rail operators are “working closely” with the Government to ensure adequate rail services throughout England’s fresh national COVID-19 lockdown.
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VIDEO: Wall collapse during Network Rail work on Nine Elms viaduct
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Footage has surfaced showing a wall collapse during engineering works on a Network Rail viaduct in Nine Elms, London.
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