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Second study backs new Midlands to North West line

First acquires rights to Stirling-London open access

DFT confirms the end of Fawley line reopening hopes

West Midlands bids farewell to its ‘workhorse’ Class 323s

Gosport cheered by ‘Fareham Flyer’

Language skills on Heathrow Express

Sihota takes on PWI presidency

Haigh urged to reconsider full-scale nationalisation plan

New TSC chair wants to put rail on equal footing with aviation

Nexus provides photo guidelines

Development at Sheffield station

Hull Trains plans new Sheffield-London service

GB Railfreight reveals its “game-changing” Class 99

Report issued on Aviemore collision

Lost mobiles on SWR’s network

NR closes Ore tunnel for repairs

Public consultation opens on proposed designs for Cardiff tram system

Exhibition on Shinkansen at 60

Records broken at Great North Run

Gemini completes GWR Turbo fleet interior overhaul

Bristol to Oxford trains return after 20-year absence

Underfloor battery power trialled on TPE Class 802

Wolverton repairs corrosion in Class 150s

SWR keen to recruit more women drivers

Rail ‘Oscars’ reward excellence and efforts of the railway family

Unions close to resolution to Scottish strikes

Alstom reaches Pendolino bogie overhaul milestone

Greenpeace and Greengauge 21 team up on ‘climate card’

GWR makes test runs to Euston

Enhanced design for HS2 Curzon Street station

WCR buys Riviera Trains stock to overcome CDL issues

Industrial Class 20 returns to Hope Cement works after overhaul

Sheaf Engineering progresses with ‘37’ overhaul

‘Peak’ undertakes light engine runs

ScotRail ‘43s’ returns to use

TfW ‘150’ retired from service

News In Brief

Brodie starts on overhaul of ‘158s’

Former TPE ‘68s’ move for store

Third ‘66/3’ in GBRf colours

‘43’ receives Blue Pullman livery

Preserved Class 58 passed as fit for traffic

GB Railfreight supports Nene Valley Railway gala

Severn Valley buys second DMU to bolster home fleet

Rare shunter workings at East Lancs event

RAIB reinforces safety advice after overspeeding incident

Regional News

Naming honours hit man and rail fan Waterman

TPE tackles the Paragon toilets

Free WiFi at 97 EMR stations

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Staffordshire Connector: the necessary link to the North? • PHILIP HAIGH examines the report from metro mayors detailing the options for the Midlands-North West Rail Link

Welcome progress in the Valleys • More passenger services and new rolling stock operating on newly electrified routes is offering plenty of positives for rail travel in South Wales - but not everything is rosy, with controversy over a proposed new...