Electrification - Page 7

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Network Rail making progress on Glasgow Queen Street refresh

Network Rail is over 50 days into its 140-day closure of Glasgow Queen Street for the £742 million Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).

9 May

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We’re still waiting for the electrification spark

Plans remain in place to electrify major sections of the UK rail network, but where will the power come from?

Electrification 14 Apr

The interior of the Class 385s. This shows part of both the first class (in the foreground) and standard class. SCOTRAIL.

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Brand new Scottish trains unveiled

Two weeks after it unveiled Class 385 bodyshells, ScotRail reveals the interiors of the Hitachi electric multiple units it will introduce into traffic next year

10 Feb

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VIDEO: Gospel Oak to Barking electrification

Passengers set to benefit from upgrade of Gospel Oak to Barking London Overground line

2 Feb

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Work restarts on Manchester-Preston electrification

Network Rail holds ‘drop-in events’ along the Bolton-Preston line ahead of significant electrification work due to start this month.

26 Jan

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Consultations indicate further delays to rail projects

Network Rail’s review of delivery for GWML electrification has been completed with details included in the Enhancement Delivery Plan update to be published soon

18 Jan

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Hopwood upbeat as GWR revises rolling stock plans

Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood has explained how Network Rail’s electrification delays will affect his passengers.

8 Dec

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First wires erected on Great Western

Network Rail has installed the first mile of overhead wires on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).

16 Nov

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Carne opposes five-year funding cycle for big projects

NR's Mark Carne told the PAC “there is no doubt at all in my view” that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.

11 Nov

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Great Western electrification could be TWO years late

Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.

11 Nov

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Network Rail and the industry’s health and safety performance

NIGEL HARRIS presents an extract from the ORR’s recent health and safety report to make the case for continued emphasis on safety

Health and wellbeing 30 Oct

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Wires to Cornwall by 2029?

Electrification to Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance in addition to Exeter-Bristol is targeted for Control Period 7 (2024-2029), in a new report issued in October

26 Oct

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Great Western costs soar to £2.8 billion Network Rail admits

Network Rail Chairman Mark Carne says the costs of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) electrification could now be up to £2.8 billion.

22 Oct

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CP5 plans investigated by Public Accounts Committee

MPs to question Mark Carne and DfT Permanent Secretary

13 Oct

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Scottish wiring success

Carillion has been key to wiring Scotland’s railways

Electrification 16 Sept

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Northern to sever Liverpool-Blackpool link

Direct train service between Liverpool Lime Street and Blackpool North to end

14 Sept

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Farnworth tunnel work delayed “possibly until December”

Poor ground conditions delay reboring work in Farnworth Tunnel

8 Sept

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Network Rail completes preparatory work for GWML wires in Bath

NR preparatory work for Bath wires completed

8 Sept

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Rail Minister tours GWML improvements

Claire Perry visits Bath, Box Tunnel and Bathampton Junction

28 Aug

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Nottinghamshire presses for MML to be prioritised

An “assurance that no approval will be given for the electrification of any additional routes before work has started on the Midland Main Line” is being sought

24 Aug