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Network 15 Jun
Siemens wins 94-train Deep Tube order
Siemens to build 94 Piccadilly Line Deep Tube trains, with the first entering traffic in 2023 in a deal worth around £1.5 billion.
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Fleet 15 Jun
GB Railfreight buys 16 Class 56s from UK Rail Leasing
“This is an important deal for us as it provides much needed capacity for our expanding business" - GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith
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Fleet 14 Jun
Farewell to the Welsh Pacers
How the current Welsh Pacer fleet will be replaced by the end of next year
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Network 13 Jun
New MD for Hull Trains
Louise Cheeseman is new MD of open access operator Hull Trains
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Network 13 Jun
Which lambasts TOCs for incorrect compensation advice
Six train operators are giving incorrect advice to passengers regarding compensation according to a Which? investigation.
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Network 13 Jun
Wales seeks control of inter-city services
Inter-city trains serving Wales should be controlled by the Welsh Assembly Government according to Ken Skates
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Network 12 Jun
Funds provided for MetroWest
£53 million provided for West of England Growth deal says Rail Minister
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Network 12 Jun
Nexus invites bidders to build new Metro fleet
Manufacturers invited to bid for design, build and maintain contract for new Nexus fleet
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Fleet 12 Jun
CAF confirmed for new Welsh franchise - all 77 trains to be assembled at Newport
CAF to build 77 DMUs for new KeolisAmey Welsh franchise
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Network 12 Jun
First Hitachi-built train for TransPennine Express arrives in UK
First Class 802/2 for TPE delivered from Japan
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Network 11 Jun
Government ponders changes on CrossCountry
Longer trains, service pattern changes and transferring some routes to other operators feature in Government's CrossCountry franchise consultation
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Network 11 Jun
Rail freight volumes fall - but the decline slows
The total volume of rail freight moved in Britain in 2017-18 fell 1.7% from the previous 12-month period according to ORR figures.
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Final Class 387 Electrostar rolls off production line
Bombardier completes final Electrostar completed at Derby Litchurch Lane.
Seven years ago and due to the success of the RAIL 100 Breakfast Club London, the first meeting of the RAIL 100 Breakfast Club Scotland took place. It has gone from strenghth to strength.
Membership includes 3 breakfast meetings in Glasgow and a dinner in Edinburgh.
