- Paul Stephen
- Features Editor, RAIL
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Articles by Paul Stephen
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TfW poised to take over Barry railway depot
The sale to Transport for Wales of a disused railway depot in Barry is expected to be completed by the end of March.
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First Toyota cars arrive and depart by rail at Toton
DB Cargo UK and Groupe CAT have officially launched a new international car-carrying service for Toyota between the UK and France.
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£70m upgrade for Newport-Ebbw Vale line
Network Rail has commenced work on a £70 million project to increase capacity on the line between Newport and Ebbw Vale.
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Go-Ahead counts the cost of Southeastern “errors”
The cost of the decision to strip Southeastern of its franchise has now risen to more than £80 million, Go-Ahead Group has revealed.
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Midland Metro’s eastward extension plans placed on hold
Plans for a £700 million eastward extension of the Midland Metro from Birmingham city centre towards Solihull have been delayed.
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DfT clampdown on ‘tannoy spam’ dismissed as trivial
A pledge made by the Department for Transport to remove unnecessary train announcements has been dismissed as a “PR stunt"
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Samaritans Brew Monday returns to station concourses
Samaritans volunteers joined Network Rail and train operating company staff on January 17 to hold the first ‘Brew Monday’ station outreach events in two years
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Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information
Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its Integrated Rail Plan “will actually work on the ground”.
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Morton is new rail minister as Heaton-Harris moves on
Chris Heaton-Harris has been replaced as Rail Minister by Wendy Morton, following the resignation of Lord Frost as Brexit Minister on December 18 2021.
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Okehampton’s special day as passenger trains return
The first passenger service ran on the newly reopened Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Exeter on November 17, three days ahead of its official reinstatement
