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Jacobs Takes the Biscuit on East-West Rail
The East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has appointed international technical and professional services firm, Jacobs, as its programme...
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Jul 20, 20212 min read
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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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Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee
Wales will not benefit from HS2 and it should be classified as an England-only project so that Wales’s “Victorian” rail infrastructure...
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Jul 14, 20214 min read
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H2 Green and Eversholt Rail target green future for Britain’s railways
H2 Green and Eversholt Rail have joined forces to bring hydrogen supply to UK rail. On 6 July, Eversholt Rail announced it had entered...
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Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on...
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Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Vital track upgrade sees temporary closure of Craven Arms level crossing in Shropshire
Work to upgrade the railway through Craven Arms, Shropshire will see the town’s level crossing temporarily closed for two months. The...
rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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Data revolution set to improve rail travel for passengers
An innovative approach to sharing rail data that will improve journeys for passengers and support the commitments in the Williams-Shapps...
rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Brand new rail tech to ‘pandemic proof’ train travel
A virtual reality immersive journey planning app for trains and stations could soon make journeys easier by reducing passenger anxiety...
rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 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...
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Jul 9, 20213 min read
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£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
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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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Jul 8, 20212 min read
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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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Jul 8, 20212 min read
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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
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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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Jul 8, 20213 min read
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Network Rail and Highways England publish a Solent to the Midlands multimodal freight strategy
Network Rail and Highways England have published the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy. The strategy...
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Jul 8, 20213 min read
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Beyond wood – first recycled plastic railway sleepers laid on Network Rail tracks
Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first...
rodneypitt9
Jun 25, 20213 min read
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‘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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Jun 23, 20213 min read
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Exciting new plans for Newbury station redevelopment
Exciting plans for the redevelopment of Newbury station have moved a step further after Great Western Railway submitted their application...
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Jun 23, 20213 min read
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Birmingham brick Victorian viaducts get railway revamp
Two Victorian-built railway viaducts in Birmingham are having essential repairs to make them more reliable for passenger and freight...
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Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Secure 'cycle pod' opens at Birmingham New Street
A secure ‘cycle pod’ has been created at Birmingham New Street for city centre commuters to store their bikes and interchange from cycle...
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Jun 22, 20212 min read
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