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Track circuits explained
30 September 2019 | 3 min read
What are track circuits? How do they keep the railway safe? And why do they sometimes delay journeys? A track circuit…
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Putting passengers first
Five ways new stations and lines are boosting the economy
16 September 2019 | 4 min read
Four years ago, the opening of the Borders Railway reconnected communities with Scotland’s biggest towns and cities for the first…
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People and the railway: reconnecting Scotland
6 September 2019 | 5 min read
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Major projects update
3 September 2019 | 4 min read
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Bank holiday upgrades: focus on London King’s Cross
28 August 2019 | 3 min read
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Job Done: track renewals
23 August 2019 | min read