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Reopening Horton quarry rail link after 60 years

Published 15 July 2025 | Average read time 4 min read
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Just Like Me: Q and A with pilot Rikke Carmichael

6 April 2020 | 5 min read

Rikke Carmichael started flying planes aged just 15. Today, she heads our Air Operations team, helping us keep millions of…

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Broken rail explained

3 April 2020 | 6 min read

We have 20,000 miles of track, which means we have a lot of steel rail. With demand for train travel…

Freight keeps Britain’s lights on

31 March 2020 | 4 min read