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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Llangollen Railway Board vows to Fight for Line’s Survival
According to the latest report in the Shropshire Star, the trust behind Llangollen’s steam railway has pledged that it will try to work...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Government Offers £30 million Support for Rail Training Centre of Excellence
A £30 million UK Government contribution to a planned rail testing complex between Neath Port Talbot and Powys has been welcomed by the...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Brand New British Trains as Investment in Factory Reaches £110 million
A watershed moment has been reached for train building in the North East as Hitachi Rail starts welding new passenger trains at its...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Churnet Valley Delays Refunds
Churnet Valley Railway - According to a report by StokeonTrentLive, angry customers have called in trading standards after waiting weeks...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Public Support Grows for Struggling Llangollen Railway!
According to a report in the Shropshire Star, the public is rallying to support the debt-laden Llangollen Railway. News that the...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Kent & East Sussex Fundraising for its Future
Picture: Stuart Kirk An historic railway needs to raise £100,000 in four months in order to ensure its survival. The Kent and East Sussex...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Okehampton Line could return from May after Budget boost!
Ex-Southern Railway ‘N’ Class 2-6-0 No 31845 passes the car dock at Okehampton station with a train from Exeter on August 29, 1964. The...
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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
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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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
GBRf Kick Off New Service from Portbury
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, has officially begun a new service from Portbury to Acton, in...
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