Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of
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Asset Monitoring: Looking after the rail infrastructure
Many RM readers will have seen the yellow Network Rail trains around the country, but what do they do and why are they operated? Andrew Royle, who was a technician on the trains, explains their
Read more300 passengers stranded on HST after landslide causes ‘major incident’
AROUND 300 passengers became stranded on an East Midlands Trains HST for hours after a diverted train was engulfed in a landslide, and a rescue train sent to assist was stopped by rising flood waters.
Read moreStraighter and faster for Midland Main Line at Market Harborough
Market Harborough station reopened to passengers on June 3 after a six-day blockade to connect the newly realigned station to the Midland Main Line (MML). Originally planned as part of the MML electrification programme, the
Read moreThousands of Eurostar passengers delayed by ‘Brexit’ protestor
Terry Maher, 44, of Cubitt St, Camden, gained access to the roof of the tunnel on the evening of March 29.
Read moreAbellio awarded East Midlands franchise – after DfT disqualifies Stagecoach
A decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) to award the East Midlands rail franchise to Abellio in the face of the disqualification of incumbent Stagecoach could have far reaching effects on rail franchising. The
Read moreUpgraded Lime Street is top station in Britain
LIVERPOOL’S recently upgraded Lime Street station is the highest rated of Britain’s major stations by passengers in the latest National Passenger Rail Survey. Scoring a 93.8% satisfaction rating, Lime Street narrowly beat St Pancras International
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