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Midlands - Page 2

DRS 68009 on hire to Chiltern Railways on December 30 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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LM and Transport for West Midlands sign partnership deal

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and London Midland (LM) agree new 45-point plan to improve rail services in the region.

9 Aug

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Chilterns Route Study to tackle capacity challenges

A new connection could linke Chiltern Main Line to a planned station at Old Oak Common, to provide additional capacity and access to both Crossrail and HS2

5 Jul

London Midland 172215 at Birmingham Moor Street on March 26 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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MTR withdraws from race for West Midlands franchise

MTR has withdrawn from bidding for the new West Midlands franchise.

23 Jun

East Midlands Trains 158785 at Cossington on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

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Network Rail pushes for vital Midlands area upgrade worth up to £1billion

Network Rail is proposing a £600 million-£1 billion major upgrade of Leicester station and the surrounding railway.

8 Apr

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Labour nationalisation plan has devolution at heart

InterCity, devolution and integration are expected to be the cornerstones of new Labour policy

30 Sept

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Midlands - Page 2

LM and Transport for West Midlands sign partnership deal

Chilterns Route Study to tackle capacity challenges

MTR withdraws from race for West Midlands franchise

Network Rail pushes for vital Midlands area upgrade worth up to £1billion

Labour nationalisation plan has devolution at heart

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

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Midlands - Page 2

LM and Transport for West Midlands sign partnership deal

Chilterns Route Study to tackle capacity challenges

MTR withdraws from race for West Midlands franchise

Network Rail pushes for vital Midlands area upgrade worth up to £1billion

Labour nationalisation plan has devolution at heart

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

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

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

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

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