A new RAIB investigation has found that a driver struggling to use onboard software was the reason behind a crash involving an Azuma in November last year.
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Publisher launches bumper railway gift guide for Christmas
Stuck for what to buy the rail enthusiast in your life… or keen to indulge yourself this Yuletide? Fear not, as Britain’s leading railway publisher may just have the answer.
Read moreCOVID-19 tests on trains find no evidence of virus
No evidence of coronavirus was found in tests on trains used by Britain’s largest rail franchise.
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A new national COVID-19 lockdown running from November 5 to December 2 has had another damning effect on the UK rail scene.
Read moreConstruction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins
Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
Read moreNetwork Rail recognised in top 20 apprentice employers
Network Rail has been named as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in the National Apprenticeship Service’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2020.
Read moreUK must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways
Improvements to Britain’s railways must speed up as new figures show less than 40% of the network is electrified, the Campaign for Better Transport charity has claimed.
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A new national COVID-19 lockdown running from November 5 to December 2 has had another damning effect on the UK rail scene.
Read moreRMT union leader Mick Cash retires after ‘campaign of harassment’
The leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has announced his retirement, blaming a “campaign of harassment” against him by factional groups within the union.
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This week we see the first glimpses of EMR’s Aurora fleet, plus to government pledge to scrap fees for rearranging COVID-19 disrupted journeys.
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