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Nov 11, 20212 min read

Built Environment Committee call for strategy on rail fare reform

The Built Environment Committee has written to the Rail Minister to call for the Government to set out a strategy for rail fare reform....

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DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26

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Nov 11, 20213 min read

DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26

Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines to get a...

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Grant Shapps Calls a Halt to Railway Heritage Vandalism

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Jul 30, 20212 min read

Grant Shapps Calls a Halt to Railway Heritage Vandalism

Victorian railway bridges that were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as “cultural vandalism” will be...

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Future of Oxfordshire rail network mapped out in new study

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Jul 29, 20211 min read

Future of Oxfordshire rail network mapped out in new study

A new study highlighting future opportunities to expand Oxfordshire’s railway and help deliver economic growth to the region was...

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National Strategy to Boost Accessibility for Disabled Passengers – A Start at Reading

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Jul 29, 20214 min read

National Strategy to Boost Accessibility for Disabled Passengers – A Start at Reading

Disabled passengers will have better access to public transport and a bigger say in how they travel, under a new strategy which will...

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Wales Office minister opposed to HS2 being reclassified as an ‘England only’ project

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Jul 27, 20212 min read

Wales Office minister opposed to HS2 being reclassified as an ‘England only’ project

Wales Office minister David Davies doesn’t believe that Wales should receive any Barnett formula funding for HS2. The Monmouth MP rejects...

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Jul 26, 20212 min read

Network Rail Budget Slashed Again

The budget for rail enhancements has been reduced by another £500M, as the government again delays the publication of an updated...

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British class 66 to trial hydrogen-bio gas combination

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Jul 20, 20212 min read

British class 66 to trial hydrogen-bio gas combination

TRIALS using a Freightliner class 66 locomotive powered by diesel, biogas and hydrogen will begin this month and last nine months. The...

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Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee

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Jul 14, 20214 min read

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 9, 20213 min read

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...

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Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres

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Jul 9, 20213 min read

Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres

High-speed parcel deliveries will soon be made by rail to satisfy a growing demand for faster freight. Network Rail and distribution firm...

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Jul 8, 20212 min read

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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Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told

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Jul 8, 20212 min read

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, 20213 min read

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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Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway

Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected...

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Prime Minister’s delight as Carbis Bay station sign returned to former glory

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Prime Minister’s delight as Carbis Bay station sign returned to former glory

Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a new Carbis Bay station sign on Thursday 10 June, while at the G& Conference, almost 70 years...

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Rail regulator begins rail infrastructure planning for 2024-2029

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Jun 22, 20213 min read

Rail regulator begins rail infrastructure planning for 2024-2029

The Office of Rail and Road has launched the process for determining the funding needed for Britain’s rail network from 2024-2029. The...

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Jun 21, 20211 min read

"Dragons' Den" Approach to lowering Pollution levels

Online ‘Dragon’s Den’ presentations have been used to identify ten ways for rail freight companies to reduce their carbon footprint. The...

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The Next train to Depart Will be the 1872...

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Jun 21, 20212 min read

The Next train to Depart Will be the 1872...

According to the Office For Rail and Road, the latest travel statistics do not make happy reading: · Lowest levels of annual passenger...

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Ministerial support for electrification

Goring and Streatley showing electrification and new footbridge The Government is to back a rolling programme of electrification as part...

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