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NORTHERN Ireland operator Translink was the big winner ...

HS2… Northern Powerhouse Rail… an “Elizabeth line for the North”. Why is more not being made of the Transpennine Route Upgrade’s potential to improve the region’s rail services?

GARETH DENNIS imagines how railways will look over the next four decades, after DAVID STUBBINGS starts with this decade‘s reforms

After years of delays and funding issues, the new stations on Birmingham’s Camp Hill Line are finally taking shape. PETER PLISNER reports

The Huddersfield station blockade will see 3,000 trains diverted and 13,500 replacement bus services in operation. ALAN WHITEHOUSE reports on plans for keeping disruption for passengers to a minimum

JAKE KELLY, Managing Director of Network Rail’s North West & Central Region, discusses his first 100 days in the job with RICHARD WILCOCK, and what he is keen to achieve