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The final countdown
Reopen our disused railways - for many years this has been the cry of enthusiasts and nostalgics...

August Issue 2010

The train now arriving
As the new government gets to grips with the budget deficit, times are likely to get tough for...

August Issue 2010

Gearing up digging down
The £15.9 billion Crossrail project will create 118km of world-class railway between...

August Issue 2010

Gautrain scores early goal
One of the world’s largest rail construction projects reached a key milestone just in time for the start of the World Cup...

July Issue 2010

Top CATT
Network Rail is responsible for maintaining around 20,000 miles of track, including about 8,000 sets of points. It is therefore...

July Issue 2010

Lifeblood transfusion
To many railway staff, the telecommunications applications that enable operations and business are akin to water in the tap...

July Issue 2010

Opening the envelope
There’s very little on a railway map to show that Winchester was once a very important strategic junction...

June Issue 2010

ICE has its attractions
Siemens has unveiled the fourth generation of its ICE high speed train...

June Issue 2010

Diverting danger
An innovative new derailer, capable of withstanding even the most extreme weather...

June Issue 2010

Blocks split with pioneering spirit
The Settle & Carlisle Railway, passing through spectacular and demanding scenery, was hard won from the countryside by our Victorian fathers...

May Issue 2010

New life for old sleepers
HallRail has been appointed as the UK and European distributor for SpikeFast, a sleeper remediation product developed by WVCO Railroad Division...

May Issue 2010

Customer focused for 50 years
The signalling division of Bombardier Transportation, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary...

May Issue 2010