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Mar 12, 20212 min read

Crossrail 2 Mothballed, together with Bakerloo Extension

Elizabeth line train. (Picture: TfL) The Crossrail 2 project has been put “on hold” according to TfL commissioner Andy Byford. Not to be...

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West Country Integrated transport Proposal

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Mar 12, 20212 min read

West Country Integrated transport Proposal

Bristol City Council wants drivers to ditch polluting cars and get more people onto public transport. It has now proposed a mass transit...

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Bid Submitted for Corsham And Wilton Railway Station Study

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Mar 12, 20212 min read

Bid Submitted for Corsham And Wilton Railway Station Study

Corsham Station site from Potley Lane Bridge (Photo Trevor Porter) A NEW funding bid for train stations in Corsham and Wilton have been...

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Rail Track Reopens More Than Six Months After 'Armageddon Like' Scenes

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

Rail Track Reopens More Than Six Months After 'Armageddon Like' Scenes

Back in action - the railway line at Llangennech has been reopened after a freight train derailment damaged the track last August (Image:...

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A Step in the Right Direction for Ruabon

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

A Step in the Right Direction for Ruabon

Clwyd South MP Simon Baynes has welcomed ‘major progress’ by the UK Government on the future development of step-free disability access...

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

Wiltshire Council Bids for Funding To Create Two New Stations

Wiltshire Council has submitted bids to the Department for Transport (DfT) for funding to develop feasibility studies for two new...

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Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade

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Mar 6, 20212 min read

Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade

Plans for a £7.1 million upgrade of Pontypool and New Inn railway station have taken a major step forward after Torfaen council agreed to...

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Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site

Complex work is underway to decommission railway lines and train depots to make way for a billion pound rail interchange at Old Oak...

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Petition Calls for Village Railway Station to be Reopened

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Petition Calls for Village Railway Station to be Reopened

According to a report in the Whitchurch Herald, A petition calling for a village railway station to be brought back into use has reached...

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

HS2 Creates a huge Wildlife Area

The HS2 project team has announced plans to create new carbon-sequestering grassland, woodland and wetland habitats that will reuse soil...

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Mar 5, 20213 min read

Longer Platform 4 at Swansea

Construction of a new, longer platform 4 at Swansea station is underway, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the...

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Mar 5, 20213 min read

Starring Role for Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol Temple Quarter Ambitions for Bristol Temple Meads to become “a world class rail interchange” for 22 million passengers each year...

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Superfast UpGrade at Stourbridge

Journeys on Stourbridge’s unique 'people mover' will soon be much smoother for passengers after a week-long upgrade of its railway line....

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Chancellor Gives Go head for WM stations and help for Apprenticeships

Plans to re-open rail stations in Darlaston and Willenhall will go ahead after Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided funding in his Budget. The...

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Mar 4, 20213 min read

Seaward Way Crossing MUST be Upgraded

A Somerset MP says restoring train services between Bishop's Lydeard and Minehead should be an "absolute priority", as delays will cause...

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£50m Rail Improvements around HS2 Station unveiled in Budget

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

£50m Rail Improvements around HS2 Station unveiled in Budget

The government will provide £50m to develop proposals for transport improvements around the High Speed 2 Birmingham Interchange Station....

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HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

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Mar 4, 20211 min read

HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

HS2 has shortlisted four signalling contractors for the job of delivering signalling and control systems across phase one. The £540m job...

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Paddington Crossrail Station on the Elizabeth Line to Reading is Finally Finished

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Paddington Crossrail Station on the Elizabeth Line to Reading is Finally Finished

The £150m Paddington Crossrail station on the Elizabeth line to Reading is finally finished and the long-awaited rail line is now...

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Mar 4, 20211 min read

Chiltern Main Line Improvements

Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works together to build back better...

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Modular Wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure Services

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Modular Wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure Services

GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Wascosa have unveiled a new partnership to supply innovative modular wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure...

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