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Avanti West Coast is set to invest more than £100 million to replace 20 old polluting diesel trains in Wales with greener alternatives,...
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Nov 11, 20212 min read
Hitachi Rail strike deal with ScottishPower over renewable supply
Hitachi Rail has announced a three-year deal with ScottishPower to supply its operations with 100% renewable electricity. An estimated...
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rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Huge support' for Midlands Connect rail upgrade plan in two polls
The Censuswide poll saw 91% of the 800 Black Country residents questioned back proposals to make trains faster, electrify the line and...
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rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Environmental groups blamed for Portishead rail delay
Abandoned Portishead rail line. (Credit: Barry Cash) North Somerset's MP Dr Liam Fox and council are both frustrated by the delay to...
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rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Looking for More Investment for Dasher
A PLAN to bring rail passenger services between Stourbridge to Brierley Hill is on the lookout for funding opportunities. If given the...
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rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20213 min read
DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26
Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines to get a...
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rodneypitt9
Oct 25, 20212 min read
TFW FLIRTs with New Trains
New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 30, 20212 min read
First ever electric-only train runs to Cardiff
The first electric-only train to go to and from south Wales has been run by Great Western Railway. The train operator carried out a test...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains
New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Plan sets out key projects to enhance light rail safety
An intensive programme of initiatives to further boost light rail safety has been highlighted in a new document. A focus on the continued...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Successful consultation on track standard proposals
The development of a European standard for urban rail track design parameters has taken a significant step forward following a...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Tram work on track at Wolverhampton
Following the successful commissioning and opening of the second phase of Wolverhampton Railway Station, the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA)...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 20, 20213 min read
Electrifying a Freight terminal
A prototype electrified rail freight terminal in Dunbar is one of 30 projects to have received funding from Innovate UK and the...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres
High-speed parcel deliveries will soon be made by rail to satisfy a growing demand for faster freight. Network Rail and distribution firm...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
£67MILLION PROJECT COULD SEE RAILWAY EXTENDED FROM SANDOWN TO NEWPORT
One of the new trains now running on the Island Line The Island Line could be extended from Sandown to Newport at an initial cost of...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Rail Electrification Plan Needed, DfT Told by the PAC
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track
Cllr Patrick Harley, Cllr Simon Phipps inside the innovation centre on the VLR site Dudley Council bosses joined their counterparts from...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 8, 20213 min read
MPS PUBLISH SCATHING REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF RAIL
The Department for Transport (DfT) “has neither the necessary urgency nor appreciates the scale of the challenge ahead” about the future...
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rodneypitt9
Jun 23, 20213 min read
‘New global rail testing centre on track to transform western valleys’, says Minister
Train Testing Centre Graphic (Arup) A new world-class rail testing facility will transform the western valleys by creating new...
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