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Combe Rail on Track for Tawlink
Dave Griffin, North Devon Gazette Combe Rail trustees Barry Hodgson, David Luggar and John Burch with plans for the proposed Tarka Trail...
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Nov 11, 20212 min read
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ORR’s assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region finds it successfully delivered
The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail’s performance shows the Wales and Western region was able to complete...
rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
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Signal hit by a boat is replaced with a Folding Signal!
Colas Rail UK’s signalling team has completed a rapid turnaround to replace a damaged signal 11 weeks from the contract award. On the...
rodneypitt9
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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Network Rail Purchases Okehampton Line and Station
Another ‘key’ milestone in reopening the Dartmoor Line has been reached with the completion of the purchase of the railway and Okehampton...
rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Okehampton Remembered!
1972: It was the year the Watergate Scandal broke, Emmerdale Farm first appeared on our TV screens, Mary Peters won pentathlon gold at...
rodneypitt9
Jun 23, 20213 min read
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Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway
Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected...
rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Low-Carbon Concrete Turns Dawlish Sea Wall a Greener Shade of Grey
A rail resilience project reduces carbon impact by two-thirds with use of low carbon concrete leading to a 1,130-tonne carbon dioxide...
rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20213 min read
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Royal Train carrying the Queen seen travelling through Devon and Somerset
The Queen was spotted travelling through Somerset on board the Royal Train towards Cornwall where the G7 Summit is under way. A video...
rodneypitt9
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Work progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail station
Work on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began in April, is progressing at pace. Preparatory works to the site, near to the...
rodneypitt9
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Minister calls on Hitachi and train operators to end disruption and looks at Compensation
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has called on train manufacturer Hitachi to set out a safety inspection plan and long-term repair...
rodneypitt9
May 11, 20213 min read
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Rock Fall Shelter Plans Approved
Teignbridge District Council has approved Network Rail’s proposal to extend an existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between...
rodneypitt9
May 8, 20212 min read
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Hitachi HST's Doing a Cracking Job for GWR and LNER Services
Significant rail disruption is expected after two major operators announced they have cancelled high-speed trains over fears of cracks in...
rodneypitt9
May 8, 20212 min read
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SDR on the Move!
This photo at Buckfastleigh was taken on the first full training run for footplate staff and guards with an empty passenger train which...
rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Access Improved at St James Park
Passengers will benefit from having better access when boarding and leaving trains following the completion of upgrades to the platforms...
rodneypitt9
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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South Devon Railway Fights back
(Andy Lock) After more than a year of being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the South Devon Railway has announced a programme of...
rodneypitt9
Apr 8, 20214 min read
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Bullhead’s Best for Buckfastleigh
British Steel’s ongoing support for UK heritage railways has continued with a sizeable delivery of brand new, 95 pound/ metre, or 47.07...
rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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Government's £40 million to reopen First Line under Restore Your Railway Scheme
The Okehampton to Exeter line is the first railway line to be reopened and "will quite literally lay the tracks to more jobs, tourism and...
rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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Restoring Your Railway Fund - Round 3 Bids Received
The Department for Transport is two thirds through its £500 million Restoring Your Railway Fund. The Fund is now closed for any further...
rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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Okehampton Line could return from May after Budget boost!
Ex-Southern Railway ‘N’ Class 2-6-0 No 31845 passes the car dock at Okehampton station with a train from Exeter on August 29, 1964. The...
rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Plans Submitted for Rockfall Shelter Extension in Devon
An artist's impression of the proposed shelter Network Rail has submitted plans to Teignbridge District Council to extend an existing...
rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20213 min read
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