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Shoreditch heralds new line

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, visited the new Shoreditch High Street station to check on the final phase of works picking up pace on the new East London Line..

January Issue 2010

 
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Finch to Head National Express

Tube Lines Chief Executive, Dean Finch, is to join National Express as its new Chief Executive this spring...

January Issue 2010

 
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Christmas Cheer for Railways Past, Present and Future
Speaking at the National Railway Heritage Awards, Andrew Adonis went on to describe the railway as, ‘a living entity, full of potential for the future.’

December Issue 2009

 
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Direct rescue as DRS wades in

Direct Rail Services, hauled by distinctive blue liveried locos, may be a familiar sight on the network but it is less well known by the travelling public.

December Issue 2009

 
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Everyone’s a Winner
‘I am humbled and in awe,’ said Iain Coucher, chief executive of Network Rail, as he greeted railway staff at the RailStaff Awards 2009...

November Issue 2009

 
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Train to Spain boosts rail freight
Stobart Rail has started regular refrigerated train services between Spain and London...

November Issue 2009

 
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Boris backs expanded railways
Extending the Northern Line, the Docklands Light Railway and the Tramlink networks as well as building the north-south Crossrail 2, forms the centre piece of...

November Issue 2009

 
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Record Performance
As railway staff up and down the recover from the 2009 RailStaff Awards in Birmingham, punctuality figures just released show...

October Issue 2009

 
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Andy Milne talks to Arthur Leathley, Communications Director at Virgin Trains
Talking to Arthur Leathley at Crewe station, the first important discovery is that we have Heathrow Express to thank for getting him here...

October Issue 2009

 
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Sentinel passes Ten Year mark
One of the less well attested success stories of the new rail industry is the National Competency Control Agency and the Sentinel card system...

October Issue 2009

 
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Sultans of Spring
As preparations gather pace for the expansion of the railway Network Rail has taken on another 233 aspiring engineers...

October Issue 2009

 
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Crossrail safe as Boris bags a billion
The Crossrail project is back on course as London Mayor Boris Johnson netted a cool...

September Issue 2009