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Marylebone of the Midlands
I had my first encounter with Birmingham’s Moor Street Station in the early 1970s when...

January Issue 2011

Time for take off
By any measure, a new main line railway station is a rare commodity. There has been only a handful...

January Issue 2011

Workforce engineers Christmas investment
Around 5,000 trackworkers braved challenging conditions over Christmas and the New Year to deliver...

January Issue 2011

Cambrian trail signals new era
The UK has at last joined the ERTMS club. With its partial commissioning of the...

December Issue 2010

Government safeguards key projects
The Secretary of State for Transport has confirmed £8 billion worth of investment in the country’s rail network...

December Issue 2010

Pushing back the boundaries
Engineers constructing the new Airdrie-Bathgate line - what will soon become...

December Issue 2010

Without missing a beat
Born out of a dispute over running powers, it’s a line that never should have been...

November Issue 2010

Back in the swing
Two century-old swing bridges on the Norfolk Broads have received a much-needed revamp...

November Issue 2010

Connecting Crossrail's digital island
Crossrail is certainly a project in the public eye. Its vision has been around since the 1990s...

November Issue 2010

A platform for step change
Back in 2006 Transport Scotland considered the need for additional rolling stock that would be needed for forthcoming...

October Issue 2010

Transmission for all rail needs
Past articles in the rail engineer have described the science, practicality and application of IP technology...

October Issue 2010

Metrolink magic
Every rule has its exception. In this era of 40% budget cuts and “doing more with less”...

October Issue 2010