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Nov 11, 20212 min read

More Electric Trains for Wales

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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Hitachi Rail strike deal with ScottishPower over renewable supply

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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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Huge support' for Midlands Connect rail upgrade plan in two polls

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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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Environmental groups blamed for Portishead rail delay

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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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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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DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26

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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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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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First ever electric-only train runs to Cardiff

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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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Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains

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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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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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Successful consultation on track standard proposals

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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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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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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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Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres

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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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£67MILLION PROJECT COULD SEE RAILWAY EXTENDED FROM SANDOWN TO NEWPORT

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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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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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Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told

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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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Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track

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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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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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‘New global rail testing centre on track to transform western valleys’, says Minister

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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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