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“Huge sigh of relief” as Alstom Aventra orders confirmed for Derby

NR report champions Kent-Gatwick service revival

Steam-powered Class 60 planned for short-haul freight

Ayr-Glasgow services resume after derelict Station Hotel demolished

RAIB report: distracted driver sped through red signal

Section of Old Dalby test track reopens after landslip

Investigation into runaway trolley

Section of EVR line reopens

Election delays Tracsis orders

Women in Rail’s mentor successes

No new rail surprises as parties release election manifestos

ASLEF claims election result is key to ending strikes

RMT sets out demands for repeal of ballot legislation

NR faces £3m fine for Great Western performance

Rail Freight Group sets out ambitions for freight growth

FirstGroup voices concerns over the effects of “nationalisation”

Railway Children thanks supporters

HS1 on standby to cut electricity bills

Train hits buffers at Southminster

‘Technical issues’ further delay DLR’s new trains

Final Class 317 sent for scrap

WCP appoints new directors

Freightliner ‘66’ naming honours ‘Rule Book’ veteran

Tests show hydrogen generator cleans up diesel emissions

Cold War Tube tunnels to become a heritage attraction with UK’s deepest bar

€50 million contract awarded for delivery of Cork commuter stations

Approval for DART wires extension

Translink closes Belfast station

Hourly Belfast-Dublin service in new timetable

Revolution Very Light Rail unit undergoes 60mph tests

RAIB report stresses importance of road-rail vehicle safety procedures

Investigation into Harpenden 104mph near-miss

DRS ends its 27-year association with EE Type 3s

Class 47 stars in Hungarian charter

More locomotives receive a repaint

WCR takes Mk 2s to Fort William

Hastings ‘201’ visits Skegness

Guests galore star at galas in Norfolk, Somerset and Yorkshire

Change of plan for ‘60s’ as Aggregate Industries acquires Land Recovery?

Progress makes progress with GBRf Class 69 rebuilds

Final Merseyside Class 777 arrives in the UK

TfW ‘231s’ to Barry

Scottish all-day off-peak fares receive cross-party support

Regional News

Southampton terminal targets 40% rail share of container traffic

Freightliner extends HVO fuel trial

News in pictures

Is this the final chapter of Stagecoach’s railway adventure? • Stagecoach was once the rail industry’s biggest hitters, but it recently surrendered its last franchise. HOWARD JOHNSTON charts the company’s rise, fall, and return to simply running buses

Termination of contract unshackles Supertram

Plan B for the Teignmouth Sea Wall • Network Rail has rebuilt the Dawlish Sea Wall and constructed a massive rockfall shelter south of the Devon resort. It was...