The bid to run Southeastern rail route has been scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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Mallard to leave National Railway Museum to meet new Azuma trains
Mallard will be out of its usual exhibition space at the National Railway Museum to meet the newest train on the block, Azuma.
Read moreDistrict Line 150
Christopher Westcott looks back over the complicated history of London Underground’s District Line, which is celebrating 150 years of operation.
Read moreStrangers in town
A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.
Read moreFuture proofing the National Collection
How does the National Railway Museum view its diesel and electric vehicles? Paul Bickerdyke finds out.
Read moreThrowback to LBSCR becoming wired for power
As early as 1903, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) began to electrify local routes.
Read moreA glimpse into the future
SPAIN’s high-speed rail network has been steadily growing since 1992 and today, with more than 2000 route miles built and a further 1500 miles on the way, its AVE network is the largest in Europe.
Read moreCould there be a return to the ‘Big Four’?
THE Williams Review of the rail industry has become mired in intense lobbying from a generation of past experts about the future organisation of the network. Those who never wanted or understood the need for
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