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May 11, 20213 min read
Safety first’ to minimise impact on passengers of Hitachi train issue
Rail companies are prioritising safety as they work together to get passengers moving again on routes affected by the problems found on...
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rodneypitt9
May 11, 20213 min read
Minister calls on Hitachi and train operators to end disruption and looks at Compensation
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has called on train manufacturer Hitachi to set out a safety inspection plan and long-term repair...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Eurostar Secures Lender Support as it eyes Government Bailout
Eurostar is said to have signed a deal with its lenders to refinance hundreds of millions of pounds of debt as it looks to secure...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Cultured Support for Dinmore Manor
(Ian Crowder) Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd is to receive £12,800 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. It is...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Volunteers Hopeful at Cambrian Heritage Railway
Working on the railway line, are volunteers Nick Culliford, Joanne Knight, Anne Boden, and Norman Knight Volunteers are continuing to...
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rodneypitt9
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Government Fund Boosts Avon Valley Railway
The Avon Valley Railway has received a grant of £97,400 from the Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Doubts over Heathrow Link
According to a report in The New Civil Engineer, plans to build a £900M western rail link to Heathrow Airport have been brought to a...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Changes on the West Coast
Birmingham New Street, currently being resignalled In a statement by the Department of Transport it states that he delivery of services...
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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
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 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 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 5, 20212 min read
Swindon Railway Station a 'gateway' for Drug Trafficking
Swindon railway station has become a "gateway" for young people bringing class A drugs into the south west from London, police say....
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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 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, 20211 min read
CrossCountry to Provide Vital Support to Medical Sector
Long distance train operator CrossCountry and InterCity Railfreight are teaming up to provide a key service transporting medical supplies...
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