Articles by Rich Wilcock
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Grand Central Cleethorpes-King's Cross service "would not affect ECML capacity"
Grand Central outlines draft timetable in forms submitted for industry consultation.
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Liverpool's £100 million Baltic station gets planning approval
Construction on Liverpool Baltic railway station is set to begin after Liverpool City Council approved plans for the £100 million station.
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Trenitalia submits Section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access
Trenitalia submits section 17 application for Temple Mills Depot access
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New Grand Central bid for direct Newcastle-Brighton service submitted
Arriva Group has unveiled plans to introduce the first-ever direct rail service between Newcastle and Brighton, passing through London Gatwick Airport.
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Alexander takes centre stage at Transport Select Committee
The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP attended her first House of Commons Transport Select Committee since taking up the role in December on April 23.
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Construction of new electrified track at Long Marston continues
Construction is continuing at pace at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre (RIC) as it installs its 3.5 kilometre (2.1 miles) electrified track.
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Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder
MPs have quizzed Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander after national media reports of a rail nationalisation blunder that is claimed to have cost taxpayers £250 million.
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Freight paths exist on East West Rail, Rail Minister confirms
Lord Hendy responds to question asking about pathing for freight on the route
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Network Rail prepares for year-long road closure in Stockport
Network Rail is expecting work at Greek Street Roundabout in Stockport to result in “as little disruption as possible” to the West Coast Main line when work begins on the site on April 19.
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British Steel disruption won't affect Network Rail's rails supply
Network Rail’s stockpile of rails will last a year despite any possible disruption in the supply from British Steel’s Scunthorpe Works.