News - Page 9
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Macclesfield’s £45 million resignalling to start
Work is to start this month on a project to replace 56 signals on the West Coast Main Line between Prestbury, Macclesfield and Congleton.
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Business travellers more likely to consider rail
New research suggests that 59% of business travellers will be more likely to consider rail in future.
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Call for quick decisions on post-COVID transport funding
Decisions should be taken “soon” on the future funding of transport, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has argued.
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Role for devolved bodies as investment choices shift
A population-based approach taken by the NIC “heralds a serious rebalancing of rail expenditure away from London and the South East”
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NR reports rail freight resurgence
In the Eastern Region, there were 4,839 freight movements in April 2021 compared with 4,760 in April last year.
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Anti-COVID spray tested on escalator
An escalator at Manchester Piccadilly is the testing ground for a device, designed by Oxonox
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Minister pledges cheap ‘Staycation’ rail pass
The Government has announced the launch of a bargain ‘Staycation’ national rail pass
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NAO: half of HS2 recommendations implemented
Seven of the 14 recommendations made by the National Audit Office on the HS2 project in 2016 and 2020 have been implemented.
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TfN urges commitment to further devolution
A national approach to railways “must not be a missed opportunity for further devolution”, says Transport for the North’s Interim Chief Executive Tim Wood.
