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Working group formed to assess direct Scotland-Europe Caledonian Sleeper

Working Group looks to establish a new "Nightstar" service to combat reliance on air travel

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SWR crackdown on "short-faring" proves successful

An estimated 95% of barcode tickets between Vauxhall and London Waterloo are used fraudulently, South Western Railway (SWR) has estimated.

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City authorities not consulted over Avanti West Coast summer service cuts

Department for Transport admits Transport for Greater Manchester and Transport for West Midlands weren't notified of summer service reduction.

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Brakes, locks and coupling problems: reliability woes for East Midlands Railway '810s' revealed

Issues with Aurora units, including brake problems, lack of fault-free running and faulty doors, revealed as statistics show scale of the challenge facing East Midlands Railway and Hitachi Rail.

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RMT rejects East West Rail's Driver Operated Only proposal

The RMT has rejected a proposal from Chiltern Railways regarding a second person on board the new Oxford-Bletchley section of East West Rail (EWR).

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RMT begins strikes over East Midlands Railway '810s' - operator denies safety critical faults

Dozens of staff strike as RAIL hears about morale being at 'rock bottom' amid ongoing reliability issues with Class 810s and '222s'.

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ASLEF issues ultimatum to operators as 12-month driver welfare deadline is missed

ASLEF threatens strike action over a failure to deliver on a 12-month pledge to overhaul "unacceptable" staff welfare facilities.

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Grant gives boost to TfL's West London Orbital work

Council puts up 10% of the total needed for the next stage of design work of planned passenger services between Hounslow and Hendon.

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Will Rogers leaves East Midlands Railway with immediate effect

EMR Managing Director departs after six years, weeks after Bedford collision and amid ongoing saga of Class 810 rollout.

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Dorset Metro plans move forward with enhanced frequency projected

Plans for more local and regional services form part of the county's new Local Transport Plan

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Mayors frustrated at lack of notice over East Midlands Railway timetable changes

Reduced timetable brought in in response to reliability problems involving EMR's Class 810 and '222' fleets.

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How those behind high-speed freight trial hope to kickstart regular 90mph intermodal workings

GoExpress aims to change industry standards to allow for regular 90mph intermodal to serve express logistics market.

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'You could not make this up': latest Oxford Botley Road reopening date to be missed

Network Rail had previously said main road into Oxford passed the city's station would reopen in August 2026.

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First summer services affected by shrinking ground conditions with more expected

Passengers in East Anglia warned to expect disruption with West of England line's service set to be halved again.

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Hint at West Coast Main Line timetable shake-up under Great British Railways

Rail Minister suggests timetable replan could take place under Great British Railways.

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'Trains are likely to fail': RMT to strike over East Midlands Railway '810' safety concerns

Notice seen by RAIL says Class 810s lose essential safety systems for 20 minutes during resets which RMT has said happen on a regular basis.

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East Midlands Railway forces emergency timetable cuts amid fleet reliability issues

A three-year delay to the new Aurora fleet and ongoing maintenance issues with existing rolling stock have left the operator unable to run a consistent Intercity service.

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Barriers were raised at scene of fatal level crossing collision

Rail Accident Investigation Branch says automatic lights and alarms had not been activated at scene of fatal collision.

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Midland Main Line gauging work allows for improved freight flow

Freightliner able to shave two hours off a round trip after final section of work on Midland Main Line is complete.

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First Great British Railways liveried fleets unveiled for Anglia region

Greater Anglia and C2C are the latest operators to unveil the Great British Railways livery at an event at London Liverpool Street station on July 16.

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Plan to split and join new Grand Central service poses 'significant risk to East Coast Main Line'

Network Rail outlines reasons it does not currently support Grand Central's plan to serve Cleethorpes which would split from and join Bradford services at Doncaster.

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Driver died from "traumatic injuries" sustained in Bedford collision

Inquest into the death of East Midlands Railway driver Shaun Burton is opened and adjourned.

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Transformation of Barking Eurohub for regular international freight traffic begins

Sidings to be replaced and east London terminal to be reconfigured to accommodate longer trains to and from Europe.

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Passenger benefits key to Northern's lease of Class 350s

Northern’s long held ambitions to lease the fleet of Class 350s has been approved by the Department for Transport with the first five expected to enter traffic next year.

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Merseyrail aims for public ownership under new plans

The Liverpool City Region is poised to bring its suburban rail services back into public ownership when the existing Merseyrail concession expires in 2028, under plans announced by Metro Mayor Steve R...

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