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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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Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell on the Camp Hill Line get Funding to Reopen

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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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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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All Change is Signalled at Birmingham New Street

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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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HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels

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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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Heritage railway ahead of schedule with modern toilet system

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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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A West London Orbital might be on the cards!

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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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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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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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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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Reflections of a Trainspotter as Devizes Station could reopen

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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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LEDs across South Western Railway network contribute to 21% drop in energy consumption

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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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Stonehaven Derailment: Could Drones be the Answer?

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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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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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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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Oxford to Witney railway: Call to protect 'future' route

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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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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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Investment in Simulation and Reality at Plymouth

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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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Rail Consultancy on Track for New Growth

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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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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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