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Leaderless and rudderless • The railway must fight back vigorously - before it’s too late

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Nova ‘3s’ to be axed as TPE bids to simplify operations

Carmont derailment: Network Rail court date set

Police officer struck by train near Newark dies

NR: HS2 won’t fully resolve WCML capacity issues

Leeds laundry room makeover

Northern chance for unemployed

Merriman learns about ‘amazing’ railway projects

Preserved yellow Class 313 moves to new home in Fife

Re-recordings for Northern stations

Midland Metro driver training

Kelly is new MD of Eastern Region

“Escalating contract losses” as UK rail contractor files for administration

ETCS approved for GTR Class 717s

Victoria signalling cuts train delays

Opencast coal mine to close

NR extends Dutch partnership

Mesh secures Chepstow line

Supertram track renewal contract

Nigel Harris to step down after 28 years leading RAIL

Fare Dealer columnist Barry Doe to retire

Span lifted into place at Colne Valley viaduct

Piers for Water Orton

Number crunching HS2 platforms at Euston

Merseyrail and LNER top family-friendly survey

RSSB updates guidance on platform-train interface safety

LNER celebrates 100 years with Newcastle exhibition

Public backing for Lincoln line work

Newark viaduct undergoes repairs

Northern names Williams as MD

SYSTRA acquires tunnelling firms

Strikes to continue as RDG rejects RMT overtures

Saturday action by CrossCountry staff

Watchdogs reveal half a million responses to ticket office closure plan

TPE ‘zoning’ to aid boarding

Pacer unveiled in new hospital role

TSSA calls for lower fares

Northern orders train simulators

Collier to stay as ORR chair to 2028

N&LR applies for Boughton services

Railway Family Prize Draw goes live with great prizes and a Global Vision

“It is very clear that our members still wish to take action” • ASLEF General Secretary MICK WHELAN tells PAUL CLIFTON that more strikes by drivers lie ahead. The two sides in the dispute haven’t even spoken in nearly five months

WMR’s £10,000 for communities

Charity walk along Met line

£161m Oxford upgrade shifts to 24/7 working

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News in pictures • If you have taken a photograph that tells a railway story, please send it to rail@bauermedia.co.uk.

£30 billion plan to transform the rail network in Ireland • PHILIP HAIGH studies the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, with a consultation currently taking place on new lines, upgrades and widespread electrification

The Blyth and Tyne revival • With the Northumberland Line due to reopen to passengers next summer, PAUL BIGLAND explores the railway and its infrastructure to grasp the scale of the construction work

Train paths: more space for freight? • Debate over whether the number of passenger trains should be reduced, to provide...