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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Troubles Continue For Llangollen Railway Trust
Llangollen Railway Trust has launched a funding appeal that could lead to bids being made to purchase assets of the railway company that...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Government asked for Funding for Anglesey Railway Lines
The short branch leading away west from the disused line to Amlwch served the former Shell Oil Depot near Rhosgoch. (Ralph Rawlinson,...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Bridge Over Troubled Waters To Be Raised
Network Rail engineers will be raising Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, by one metre to lift it out of the flood zone. This will protect...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Wolverhampton's new Station Complete
The main construction of Wolverhampton’s new railway station is set to be completed this week. It is part of the transformation taking...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 16, 20212 min read
China’s $4.8bn high-altitude railway to Tibet “to finish before July”
Photo taken on Dec. 28, 2020 shows the construction site of track-laying at a bridge of Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Could Trains Return to Castle Bromwich?
Castle Bromwich as viewed from the top of the parish church and (inset) the plans referenced in Andy Street's blueprint for West Midlands...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 16, 20213 min read
Llangollen Railway: Plea to Save Stricken Heritage Line
The COVID pandemic has prevented tourists riding along the Llangollen Railway Volunteers have pleaded for financial help to save a...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Catching Up With Time at Great Malvern
Rail passengers at Great Malvern station are set to be right on time as renovations to a Victorian clock are now complete. The ornate...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Plea for Rail Link to Hospital to be Reinstated
Owen Paterson MP at the Park Hall Halt Transport minister Grant Shapps is being urged to fund a project to reopen a short stretch of...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20214 min read
DfT announces 650 roles to be created in Birmingham and Leeds
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced plans to create a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds as part of...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Radstock regeneration : The rail bid is in, now it is just a wait to see if it can happen
The Radstock Mayor on the former Radstock line According to a report in the Radstock Nub News, plans are afoot to reinstate the railway...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 12, 20212 min read
2807 Getting the "Life of Riley!"
Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd (CSPL) are pleased to announce that, after a particularly challenging period for everyone due to COVID...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Refurbished TfW Class 150s to enter service alongside Class 769s in Cardiff
More seats and improved trains are coming from Transport for Wales this month thanks to a £15m investment. The next Class 769 train has...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Four-Fold Increase for Flint Line
Train services will increase four-fold on a line dubbed the "Cinderella" route linking north Wales with Merseyside. Only one train an...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Where There's Hope...
A multimillion-pound upgrade to the Hope Valley railway line between Sheffield and Manchester has been announced by the government. The...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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