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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Further £33 million COVID-19 support Funding announced for Light Rail and Trams
Government announces additional funding of £33 million to support tram and light rail operators during the coronavirus pandemic. This...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell on the Camp Hill Line get Funding to Reopen
Work being carried out to clear Moseley railway station site ahead of construction (Image: WMCA) Passenger rail services are set to...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
UK’s First Ever Hydrogen Transport Hub
The UK’s first-ever hydrogen transport hub is one step closer to becoming a reality, with the unveiling of an official ‘masterplan’ and...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20213 min read
All Change is Signalled at Birmingham New Street
Birmingham New Street November 1977 (Birmingham Mail) Passengers at Birmingham New Street are being urged to check their platforms...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels
New photos have been released by HS2 showing the inside of a temporary factory creating wall sections for the 10-mile-long Chiltern...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Heritage railway ahead of schedule with modern toilet system
According to a report in The Northern Echo, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is nearing the end of a £1m project to install...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20213 min read
A West London Orbital might be on the cards!
A long-running campaign to open up a freight railway in West London for passenger use could see a public consultation into the scheme...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
It's All Going Fair for Scarborough!
A North Yorkshire heritage railway has been acquired by new owners, supported by advisers from law firm Wake Smith. John Kerr and Peter...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
New Signals for Royal Windsor
Network Rail has completed almost week of engineering work on the line from Staines to Windsor and Eton Riverside to improve services and...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20215 min read
Reflections of a Trainspotter as Devizes Station could reopen
A Warship Class diesel hauls a long passenger train into Devizes station Moves are afoot to reopen Devizes station, hopefully later this...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
LEDs across South Western Railway network contribute to 21% drop in energy consumption
Over 16,180 new LED fittings replace older bulbs across the South Western Railway network, helping to save enough energy to charge over...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Stonehaven Derailment: Could Drones be the Answer?
The line at the scene of the crash was repaired and reopened to trains in November (Network Rail Scotland) Drones and helicopters should...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Kemble to Cirencester Could Go Ahead!
Kemble station before 1905. The Cirencester branch is on the right Ambitious plans to re-open a railway line in Gloucestershire are...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 24, 20212 min read
“Swift” Express Freight Train
An innovative new Express Freight train which will provide a cost-effective and low carbon solution for transporting parcels around the...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Oxford to Witney railway: Call to protect 'future' route
Passenger trains ran between Oxford and Witney until 1962 (Ben Brookshank) A group campaigning to re-establish an Oxfordshire railway has...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 24, 20212 min read
New Brake Monitoring System
Siemens Mobility GmbH and VTG Rail Europe GmbH have signed a contract to test the innovative Brake Monitoring System (BMS) for automated...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 24, 20213 min read
Investment in Simulation and Reality at Plymouth
In the driver’s seat: Council leader Tudor Evans got a taste of life in the hot seat testing the new train driver simulator at Plymouth’s...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth
Stratford-upon-Avon-based Fenix Rail Systems has secured investment to support the company as it bids for larger contracts. Fenix...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Funding to Protect Cornish Rock Falls
Plans to extend a rockfall shelter that will protect the only railway line into the south-west for the next 100 years, have today (Friday...
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