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Watford Junction blockade to allow £80m resignalling
The West Coast Main Line will be closed or only able to run very limited services on three separate occasions this month, because of a series of blockades.
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Taskforce targets better rail services for East Anglia
New trains and improved infrastructure on the Great Eastern Main Line by the end of Control Period 5 (March 31 2019) is the aim of a taskforce.
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Cost of Dawlish diversion could reach £3.1 billion - NR
Rebuilding the Exeter-Plymouth line via Okehampton would probably cost £875 million (including a 66% uplift in costs).
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Rail industry contributes £9bn to UK economy
The rail sector contributes £9.3 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new report published by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
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NAO: DfT rolling stock strategy causes confusion
Whitehall mandarins have caused confusion across parts of the industry by procuring trains centrally, despite having a policy of leaving this to the industry.
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NR fined £53.1m for missing CP4 performance targets
Network Rail delivered enhancements largely “on time and on budget” in Control Period 4 (April 2009-March 2014), according to the Office of Rail Regulation.
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£10.4m Halton Curve funding heads Local Growth projects
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced £10.4 million of funding for the long campaigned-for resignalling of the 11⁄2-mile Halton Curve.
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Osborne: build HS3 to create Northern 'powerhouse'
A third UK high-speed rail link, based on the existing Manchester-Leeds line, could help to create a ‘powerhouse’ collection of Northern cities.
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VT for Blackpool and Shrewsbury after deal extended
Virgin Trains will retain the West Coast franchise until April 2017.
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RDG sets out blueprint for cheaper railway enhancements
The railway can save hundreds of millions of pounds while delivering more and better services, according to a new report by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
