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Meet the Drain Train. On August 13, 20901/905 are at North Stafford Junction. DAVE PEACHEY.
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Class 20s take the strain on the Drain Train

Balfour Beatty has operated on-track drain clearance trains for several years. Now it acquired two Class 20s for the task. Pip Dunn finds out more.

Departmental stock 13 Jan
Clayton Equipment CBD80 locomotive at Sellafield
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Exclusive: Behind the scenes at Sellafield's nuclear railway

Ben Jones discovers an immense rail network behind the doors of this secretive, heavily-secured facility...

Departmental stock 8 Jan
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Inside RVEL

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd’s premises to see the transformational projects that are under way on a range of vehicles

Departmental stock 3 Feb
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Marvellous Maintenance Technology

A guided tour of Network Rail's new Mobile Maintenance Trains, which aims to make essential maintenance work cheaper, more efficient and safer for track gangs

Departmental stock 14 Oct
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Taking stock of how we procure trains

MIKE JONES examines the history of Britain’s current train fleet - and considers the need for an integrated approach for the future acquisition of rolling stock

Departmental stock 17 Dec
Safety, reliability, capacity and cost
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Safety, reliability, capacity and cost

Network Rail Chief Executive MARK CARNE reveals to NIGEL HARRIS the four big challenges he believes that the infrastructure company faces and how to tackle them

Departmental stock 10 Dec
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A pressing engagement

RICHARD CLINNICK reports on the essential job carried out by an overlooked item of track plant

Departmental stock 25 Dec
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