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HS2 viaduct on the approach to Birmingham Curzon Street. HS2 LTD.

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Government report finds a "litany of mistakes" were made by HS2

A litany of mistakes by HS2 Ltd. and the previous government were made, a new report by the Government has found, with Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander saying the project will be delayed by a further 2 years

HS2 18 Jun

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Network Rail signs huge rail supply contract with British Steel

A major five-year contract worth £500 million between Network Rail and British Steel has been signed, securing more than 337,000 tonnes of rail track supply and safeguarding thousands of UK manufacturing jobs.

Network Rail 17 Jun

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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.

Heidi Alexander 23 Apr

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, centre, with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and officials from Hitachi, Angel Trains and Grand Central being shown around Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe factory. HITACHI.

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Transport Secretary: government still sees role for open access

Heidi Alexander makes comment during visit to Hitachi factory to mark Grand Central's order for nine tri-mode units.

Open access 16 Apr

Andrew Haines, Chief Executive Network Rail

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Network Rail boss Sir Andrew Haines announces decision to retire

Sir Andrew Haines, the Chief Executive of Network Rail, has announced his decision to retire in October 2025 after seven years at the helm.

Andrew Haines 31 Mar

A visualisation of the proposed Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange. TRITAX BIG BOX DEVELOPMENTS.

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Transport Secretary rejects £750m Hinckley rail freight interchange

Developer had wanted to build a rail freight interchange on nearly 700 acres of farmland.

Rail freight 20 Mar

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Rail reliability data at stations launched as government pushes for greater accountability

Rail passengers across England can now access real-time data on the punctuality and reliability of their local train services, as new station-level statistics have gone live.

Passengers 6 Mar

Passengers at London Waterloo. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL.

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Government launches consultation on rail reform

The government has launched a consultation which will last for eight weeks on its ambitious plans for a major overhaul of the country’s railway system.

Department for Transport 18 Feb

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Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Rail Partners concerned about Heidi Alexander's letter, but operators say applications meet her expectations

Open access 22 Jan

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Pay-As-You-Go technology rolled out even further in the South East

From next month, 47 stations across the South East will see tap-in-tap-out ticketing implemented as the government begins with its ambitious plans to modernise the ticketing system across the country’s network.

Department for Transport 20 Jan

Heidi Alexander. ©House of Commons/Laurie Noble

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Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

Heidi Alexander writes to rail regulator which is currently assessing a number of track access requests from open access operators

Heidi Alexander 7 Jan

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. BUSINESS BISCUIT.

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RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

Chief Executive Darren Caplan outlines the Railway Industry Association's requests and commitments for 2025

Railway Industry Association 6 Jan

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Heidi Alexander: Can London success transfer to wider stage for new Transport Secretary?

A look back at Heidi Alexander's time in charge of transport in London

Heidi Alexander 23 Dec

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HS2 Chair to step down as costs for project continue to rise

Sir Jon Thompson, the Chair of HS2 Ltd, has announced his intention to step down from his position in the spring of 2025.

HS2 18 Dec

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Heidi Alexander announced as new Transport Secretary following Louise Haigh's resignation

New Transport Secretary was Deputy Mayor for Transport in London under Sadiq Khan

Department for Transport 29 Nov

Heidi Alexander

Government report finds a "litany of mistakes" were made by HS2

Network Rail signs huge rail supply contract with British Steel

Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder

Transport Secretary: government still sees role for open access

Network Rail boss Sir Andrew Haines announces decision to retire

Transport Secretary rejects £750m Hinckley rail freight interchange

Rail reliability data at stations launched as government pushes for greater accountability

Government launches consultation on rail reform

Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Pay-As-You-Go technology rolled out even further in the South East

Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

Heidi Alexander: Can London success transfer to wider stage for new Transport Secretary?

HS2 Chair to step down as costs for project continue to rise

Heidi Alexander announced as new Transport Secretary following Louise Haigh's resignation

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

Heidi Alexander

Government report finds a "litany of mistakes" were made by HS2

Network Rail signs huge rail supply contract with British Steel

Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder

Transport Secretary: government still sees role for open access

Network Rail boss Sir Andrew Haines announces decision to retire

Transport Secretary rejects £750m Hinckley rail freight interchange

Rail reliability data at stations launched as government pushes for greater accountability

Government launches consultation on rail reform

Transport Secretary's open access letter 'suggests making it harder for new applications'

Pay-As-You-Go technology rolled out even further in the South East

Transport Secretary raises open access concerns in letter to ORR

RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

Heidi Alexander: Can London success transfer to wider stage for new Transport Secretary?

HS2 Chair to step down as costs for project continue to rise

Heidi Alexander announced as new Transport Secretary following Louise Haigh's resignation

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains