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Can Labour allow rail mail to fail? • Royal Mail road switch damages rail freight’s prospects

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Metrolink extensions head Manchester transport plan

Blue Peter at King’s Cross after £5m overhaul

Labour’s new team at DfT packed with railway experience

Glenfinnan Viaduct refresh at new heights

Royal Mail sounds ‘last post’ for its Class 325s

RAIB reports on shunting incident

Foynes reinstatement on target for completion in 2025

King’s Speech promises laws on nationalisation and to set up GBR

First step for Leamside reopening

‘Urgent review’ into West Midlands transport schemes

Autumn 2025 opening as Camp Hill Line stations hit by further delays

DfT letter reveals conditions for funding of new Elizabeth line trains

Belfast Grand Central work leads to bus replacements

Oxford bridge replacement suffers further delay

Next step in GCR reunification bid

ScotRail axes services due to driver shortage

RMT and Eurostar agree one-off Olympics bonus

First pictures: Class 99 takes shape

Haigh meets with union leaders

EMR reveals Class 360 revamp plans

NR issues crossing safety warning

Passenger train moved away while the doors were still open

Are you in the frame to win a National Rail Award?

NATIONAL RAIL AWARDS 2024: SHORTLISTED COMPANIES

Woods returns to Porterbrook

Mobile boost on Elizabeth line

Crossfield heads for Balfour Beatty

Consultation on tramway extension

Falcon reborn as GB Railfreight’s latest Class 69

News In Brief

Branch Line Society announces August charity charters

Scottish destinations plan for railtours

Sole Class 89 moves closer to main line testing

Class 66 suffers axle failure in the Highlands

Class 52 Western returns west

‘50s’ move for retro makeover

Satisfactory test runs for LSL ‘45’

DB Cargo’s next ‘66/6’ in traffic

First of the Class 90 electrics scrapped with more to follow

Deltic edges closer to return to traffic

ScotRail ‘156’ moves to Northern

More Land Recovery Class 60s collected for scrapping

HST vehicles are readied for export

Namings and nameplate sales at Direct Rail Services’ Kingmoor open day

Retro repaints planned for Europhoenix Class 37s

ERS Class 31 goes InterCity retro

Autumn verdict on expanding St Pancras capacity

Regional News

IÉ seeks a chief operations officer

Design plans for Liverpool Baltic

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Royal Mail’s switch to road a body blow for rail freight sector • RICHARD WILCOCK examines Royal Mail’s decision to reduce the amount of postal deliveries by rail, and whether that has wider implications for rail freight and its role in helping to meet net zero targets

Rail reform has never been easy • Everyone agrees that changes must be made to how the...