Network Rail
If you're interested in the railways across the UK, there's a good chance you'll have heard of the term AWS before. AWS stands for Automatic Warning System, and it is a train safety system used to indicate the status of the next signal using
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Yesterday (2 June 2024), new timetables were rolled out across the network by train operating companies. For Avanti West Coast, this also meant the introduction of their new class 805 'Evero' bi-mode multiple units (BMUs). These train sets will be replacing the ageing class 221 'Super Voyagers&
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Published author John Barden Davies takes us on a journey across North Wales, with an account of the grand 'Land Cruise' that was operated by British Railways between 1951 and 1961.
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In 2021, Avanti West Coast (the train operating company running intercity services along the West Coast Main Line) took a new approach to train tickets, introducing a new tier between standard and first class: standard premium. Fast-forward back to 2024, that was three years ago, and over 2.5 million
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On Saturday 13 April, (and through the night) Network Rail engineers installed lifts and a new footbridge at Dumfries railway station in the south of Scotland. This followed the removal of the old footbridge on 16 December 2023. The work is part of a £3.6 million investment in the
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Network Rail has announced a £3.4 million investment in the maintenance of the Glenfinnan viaduct in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Repairs on the 123-year-old stretch of track will commence later this month (April 2024). Depicted in film and television series, including most notably in the Harry Potter franchise, the viaduct has
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The Elizabeth line — over a decade in the making — is a sizeable addition to Transport for London's portfolio of railway and metro services. The core section of the line from Paddington to Abbey Wood opened for revenue-earning service in May 2022, but Crossrail (as the project is officially
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The Class 158 is a feat of engineering. Constructed during the era of British Rail, it has continued to operate through the privatisation of the railways. And many units still serve passengers today across the country. Here are my thoughts from my brief time on an East Midlands Railway (EMR)
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TrainTrackr's London Underground live tracker is a fun product for any transport enthusiast. The premise is simple: the board connects to your home Wi-Fi — or any other network with wireless access — to display train arrival data from London's vast tube network. It does so in real-time
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The Class 801 electric multiple units operated by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) are now a common sight along the East Coast Main Line. Since their introduction, I have ridden on-board these trains several times. That includes the lengthy journey between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, by the way.
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Greater Anglia's class 720s are now rolling out across the network, so I have come to Witham to take a trip down the Braintree branch line on one of these trains. Here is everything you need to know about the new rolling stock. In their bid for the
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Three weeks ago, London Overground brought their brand-new Class 710 Aventras into service on the Romford to Upminster line. So, I travelled to Romford to take a trip — a very short trip — on these new trains. Here is a brief overview. Construction In June 2015, Transport for London (TfL) announced
