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The long awaited Levenmouth rail link has officially been opened by Scottish First Minister, John Swinney in a ceremony on 29 May. As well as the official opening, it will begin welcoming passengers onto its services on 2 June.

Proper access requires accessibility and extra capacity.

The introduction of European Train Control System technology is a complex operation involving many different routes, operators and types of rolling stock. PHILIP HAIGH delves into the detail, and talks to the man responsible for the delivery of the East Coast Digital Programme

Nearly 7,500 food parcels have been delivered to Ukrainian Railway workers and their families, paid for by donations from British rail companies.

Former Virgin West Coast manager Chris Gibb is putting forward a radical alternative to the cancelled HS2 route between Birmingham and Manchester, writes Peter Plisner

Hitachi Rail has begun testing of the UK’s first intercity battery train. Peaking at a power of over 700 kilowatts has been retrofitted onto a TransPennine Express Class 802 “Nova 1” train and is a collaboration between TransPennine Express, Angel Trains and Hitachi Rail.

The new Liverpool to Manchester rail link took a step closer to reality as northern mayors convened at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 22 May to announce the creation of the Liverpool-Manchester Rail Board.

Who holds the power in a future Great British Railways was the focus of the latest transport committee hearing into the draft rail reform bill on 22 May.

The economic prospects of Birmingham and Manchester are being seriously damaged because of the Government’s failure to come up with any plans to improve the West Coast Main Line, to replace the cancelled northern leg of HS2, writes Howard Johnston.

Southeastern is inviting five train manufacturers to negotiate to replace “as soon as possible” the operator’s 30-year-old Networker fleet that run metro services in London.