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Network 22 Jun
West Coast Partnership franchise bidders named
Partnership will include operation of HS2
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Network 20 Jun
Bombardier wins South Western Aventra contract
£895m deal designed to boost peak-time capacity
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Fleet 19 Jun
First GWR AT300 Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan
First brand new West of England Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan. Enters traffic next year.
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Network 19 Jun
Study claims privatisation cost more than BR - but now outperforms it
Privatised passenger railway could have cost £51 billion more to operate than if British Rail had remained in state hands, a new study suggests.
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Network 16 Jun
Underground Mail Rail opens to the public on July 28
Mail Rail is to open to the public on July 28 as part of the Postal Museum.
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Fleet 16 Jun
Greater Anglia doubles reliability of ‘317s’
Class 317 reliability figures doubled by Greater Anglia over 15 months
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Fleet 16 Jun
More Class 387s as GWR steps up electrics to Didcot
GWR's electric fleet will increase to 88 vehicles (22 trains) in early July.
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Network 15 Jun
Rail a growth industry and UK’s “economic backbone”
RDG Chairman calls rail the “economic backbone” of the country, and that in uncertain times rail has the power to create secure jobs.
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Network 15 Jun
Adonis shrugs off election impact on infrastructure
Lord Adonis plays down fears General Election result poses threat to planned major infrastructure projects, including construction of HS2 and Crossrail 2.
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Network 14 Jun
Crossrail 2 needs more work
More work was needed in order to secure approval for Crossrail 2 from the new Government
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Network 14 Jun
Higgins: HS2 is ‘not a political football’
HS2 Chairman: “It’s important to recognise that we had bi-partisan support, and that HS2 has never been a political football."
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Network 14 Jun
Edinburgh Trams scores highly in light rail survey
Edinburgh Tram passengers are the most satisfied light rail users according new research from Transport Focus
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Network 14 Jun
Paul claims his cab desk prize
Paul Haines, RAIL’s cab desk competition (RAIL 825), collected his prize from Vivarail at Long Marston on June 13.
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Network 14 Jun
Vivarail main line testing
D-Train main line testing ahead of Rail Live passenger debut
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Network 14 Jun
Edinburgh-Glasgow wiring delayed until October, says NR
Network Rail confirms EGIP delays.
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Fleet 14 Jun
Swanage services resume after 45 years
Timetabled passenger trains run between Swanage and Wareham for first time since January 1972.
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Hitachi unveils first UK-assembled IEP train
Transport Secretary and Ambassador of Japan see the first of 110 new IEPs come off the production line
Rail Live is one of the largest outdoor rail exhibitions in Europe. Based in the UK, Rail Live offers companies the unique opportunity to showcase products and services in a real rail setting.
