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Great Western Main Line - Page 2

News

NR completes latest phase of GWML electrification

The latest phase of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) electrification programme was completed on April 11

27 Apr

News

ORR consults on Heathrow Spur access charges

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is consulting on Heathrow Airport’s proposed charging framework for the Heathrow Airport-Great Western Main Line (GWML) link

29 Feb

News

GWR and DfT discuss ‘revised plan’ after electrification delays

DfT, GWR and NR are discussing how they can deliver passenger benefits in the current franchise to mitigate delays in the GWML electrification programme

29 Feb

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

Network Rail predicts new route requirements

NR’s Western Route Study looks through Control Period 6 to assess what the railway must do to accommodate increase in passengers

28 Sept

News

GWR returns to network

Goodbye First Great Western as Great Western Railway is launched

22 Sept

News

Network Rail completes preparatory work for GWML wires in Bath

NR preparatory work for Bath wires completed

8 Sept

News

Rail Minister tours GWML improvements

Claire Perry visits Bath, Box Tunnel and Bathampton Junction

28 Aug

News

Signal failures blight London-Reading journeys

Failures at average of one a day in recent months, according to NR figures

8 Jul

News

Network Rail pulls Midland Main Line and TransPennine electrification from CP5 plans

Peter Hendy to replace Richard Parry-Jones as Chairman

25 Jun

News

Network Rail deploys 14,000 strong army to tackle network improvements

Great Eastern, Great Western, Midland and West Coast Main Lines will all be subject of Bank Holiday engineering work

22 May

News

West Coast Railways suspension notice

Full text of letter issued by Network Rail.

2 Apr

News

West Coast Railways track access suspended

Unprecedented ban of entire network for operator, following most serious SPAD this year.

2 Apr

News

Hayes & Harlington overhaul approved

New glass and steel structure, footbridge and lifts to be built as part of Crossrail project.

27 Mar

News

Network Rail's Easter engineering plans

London Bridge, Great Eastern Main Line, Reading and Watford set for major improvements.

16 Mar

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