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4 days ago · British Steel unveiled as RAIL Live 2025's headline partner for sustainability. RAIL Live is delighted to reveal British Steel as this year’s headline partner for sustainability for this year’s event which takes place between 18-19 June at Porterbook's Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.

7 hours ago · The entry into traffic for South Western Railway’s Class 701s has been a painfully drawn-out affair, but now they are in traffic, Pip Dunn casts his critical eye over these new commuter trains. In this article: The Class 701 trains, ordered by South Western Railway, took three and a half years ...

2 days ago · Entries are now open for RAIL’s National Rail Awards 2025, celebrating railway excellence from individuals and organisations. The ‘Railway Oscars’, Britain’s biggest and most respected rail awards ceremony, celebrates outstanding achievements across the industry over the past year, highlighting those which demonstrate innovation and deliver measurable performance improvements.

Jan 23, 2025 · Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review. A new report by Rail Partners reveals a stark warning for the UK's transport sector as a new report has revealed the cost of moving goods by rail has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising three times faster than road haulage.

3 days ago · Avanti West Coast will attempt to break the long-standing record between London and Glasgow as part of Railway 200. The record of 3 hours 52 minutes and 40 seconds was set by the Advanced Passenger Train back in 1984. However, it was allowed to travel at speeds in excess of the current speed limit ...

4 days ago · The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched its own investigation after a Southern Class 377 hit the buffers at London Bridge station. The EMU hit the buffers at around 2.3mph at around 1545 on December 13, 2024, as it arrived at platform 12 on the 1450 from London Victoria. Nobody was ...

British Steel unveiled as RAIL Live 2025's headline partner for sustainability. RAIL Live is delighted to reveal British Steel as this year’s headline partner for sustainability for this year’s event which takes place between 18-19 June at Porterbook's Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.

Rail reopening special: East West Rail and hopes for York-Beverley. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE. National Rail Awards 2025: entries open. Start date for West Coast Main Line renewals

Jan 17, 2025 · Northern Trains has taken a significant step towards the largest investment in its history, with the potential to see up to 450 new trains introduced across its network. The publicly owned operator has invited major train manufacturers to begin negotiations for the supply of new trains to replace ...