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08 May, 2025

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Electric multiple units

DAVID JUKES mixes third-rail and overhead electrification for his chosen pick of EMUs past and present…

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More faults than expected delay gwr’s ‘175’ rollout

The effects of two years of storage delay the introduction of diesel multiple units in Devon and Cornwall

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“like the oil tanker changing direction, it doesn’t happen fast. we are fundamentally and irreversibly changing our railway”

On June 9 last year, Southeastern and Network Rail’s Kent route merged under a single management team, with a combined 6,700 staff. Can passengers notice any difference yet? Kicking off a Great British Railways special report, PAUL CLIFTON questions the leaders

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“inevitably there will be some opportunity to streamline… but as part of net subsidy reduction, there will be a contribution from being more efficient”

The busy railways in East Anglia have also merged management of track and train, as Greater Anglia, c2c and the Anglia Route of Network Rail’s Eastern Region come under a single umbrella. Managing Director JAMIE BURLES talks to PAUL CLIFTON