Electric

First electric-only freight train firm Varamis Rail starts moving parcels

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Alex Bestwick

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20 January 2023

The UK’s first electric-only rail freight operator has started moving parcels between Scotland and the Midlands.
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Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog

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Alex Bestwick

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23 December 2022

The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.
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Self-charging train project gets Government funding

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Alex Bestwick

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15 November 2022

A project developing so-called self-charging trains is among the winners of a Government funding competition to transform the future of transport.
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Network Rail expects annual energy bill to exceed £1bn for first time

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Alex Bestwick

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2 September 2022

Network Rail expects its annual energy bill to exceed £1 billion for the first time.
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End of the line for direct Eurostar trains to Disneyland Paris

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Alex Bestwick

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30 August 2022

Eurostar is to axe its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris from June next year.
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Eurostar announces new boss to continue operator’s Covid recovery

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Alex Bestwick

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22 August 2022

Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar has appointed a new chief executive as it continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Book of the Week: STRATFORD DEPOT LOCOMOTIVES

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Alex Bestwick

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1 August 2022

Photographer Roger Rounce’s Stratford Depot Locomotives is packed with stunning images and a must-read for rail enthusiasts.
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Nothing duff about these Co-Cos

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Alex Bestwick

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1 August 2022

To celebrate 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 diesel electric locos (later designated Class 47), we present a small selection of images from the Mortons Archive.
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Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times

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Alex Bestwick

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13 July 2022

The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire are up.
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Tube travellers warned of severe disruption amid strike action

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Sam Hewitt

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30 May 2022

Travellers in London have been warned of severe disruption to Tube services following the Jubilee weekend because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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