Capacity crunch

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CAPACITY CRUNCH

West Coast Main Line capacity has hit the headlines again recently, but why d

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03 January, 2026

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Steam Railway

Fires and floods – how can main line steam beat the weather?

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

Rail

East west rail should have been built by now…

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

Rail

Wait goes on for ewr passenger services-500 days after line opened

A “farce” and a “scandal” as the wait for Oxford-Milton Keynes passenger trains shows no sign of ending

Rail

“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

Rail

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

Rail

‘wasted’ miles of ole after midland main line electrification cancelled

Report: more than eight route miles of overhead line equipment not used by trains

Steam Railway

Fires and floods – how can main line steam beat the weather?

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

Rail

East west rail should have been built by now…

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

Rail

Wait goes on for ewr passenger services-500 days after line opened

A “farce” and a “scandal” as the wait for Oxford-Milton Keynes passenger trains shows no sign of ending

Rail

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

Rail

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

Rail

‘wasted’ miles of ole after midland main line electrification cancelled

Report: more than eight route miles of overhead line equipment not used by trains

Capacity crunch

CAPACITY CRUNCH

Rail Magazine

03 January, 2026

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