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Solar sparks effect

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 06 of Jun, 2014 10:12 BST - (5510 Reads)
The South Tynedale Railway plans to be the first railway in the world to offer a solar-powered public transport service, using battery-electric locomotives like these. (Photograph: Clayton)

Back to the Future

Author: Chris Page - Published Thu 05 of Jun, 2014 16:48 BST - (4801 Reads)
Goods delivery vans return to Euston once more as TNT Express tests combined use of rail and road for inner London deliveries. (Photo TNT)

Inter-city mock-up

Author: Ray King - Published Sat 31 of May, 2014 20:58 BST - (4416 Reads)
A mock-up of the inter-city express driver’s cab at the DCA workshop in Warwick. Photo by DCA Design International.

Thameslink winner

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 09:45 BST - (5080 Reads)
The Department for Transport today announced its intention to award the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited.

Belfast airport rail link

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 21 of May, 2014 10:38 BST - (5267 Reads)
Rail investment plans for Northern Ireland published this week could mean the first new rail lines since the closures of the 1960s will be built in the province, including a link to Belfast International Airport.
Botanic station Belfast. Photo by  Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.