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Passengers boarding a Northern Class 158 at Ashington on the Northumberland Line. NORTHERN.

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'Great milestone' as Northumberland Line registers 50,000 passenger journeys in first month

Numbers 'show how much need there was' to reopen the line to passengers after 60 years

Northern 15 Jan

Northern 158850 stands at Ashington on December 12, with the special preview train ahead of the Northumberland Line reopening to passenger services. ANDY COMFORT.

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Northumberland Line timeline from closure to passenger services restarting

The 18-mile route is now carrying passenger trains for the first time since the mid-1960s.

New railways 27 Dec

Northern Class 158 at Ashington station ahead of the line's reopening. NORTHERN.

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Northumberland Line reopens to passengers after 60 years

Services between Newcastle and Ashington resumed on Sunday December 15

Northern 16 Dec

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Northumberland Line opening date confirmed

Services on the Northumberland Line will begin this month, with one intermediate station opening at first

Northern 2 Dec

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East West Rail excursion

Rail passengers will have the opportunity to travel from Oxford to Milton Keynes direct for the first time since the 1990s.

rail 9 Oct

HS2 view from the northern bridge abutment at Wendover Dean

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UK-first construction method used for new HS2 viaduct at Wendover Dean

Few structures on HS2 will afford views from the train but one of them is the Wendover Dean viaduct, being built just a few kilometres south of the town

Major projects 10 Apr

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Rosewell: NIC prioritised links between close cities

“We have been accused at the NIC of wanting to cancel the eastern leg of HS2. That is not what we said and certainly not what we meant" - NIC Commissioner

23 Feb

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Test trains run on Northern Line extension

Testing begins on Northern Line extension

4 Jan

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Crossrail: late 2021 target for central London

Passenger trains could run in the Crossrail central section next year, if trial running can start early enough

19 Oct

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HS2 eastern leg vital to Northern Powerhouse Rail - Wood

£13 billion bill for Northern Powerhouse Rail if HS2 eastern leg is not built, warns Transport for the North's Tim Wood

13 Oct

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HS2 London tunnel contracts awarded

Tunnelling in London for HS2 due to start in 2022

12 Oct

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Hopes of mid-2020s start on Northern Powerhouse Rail

Work on Northern Powerhouse Rail could start in mid-2020s

21 Sept

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“Essential” East West Rail takes on extra significance

East West Railway Company Chairman highlights vital scientific work at Oxford and Cambridge as one of the reasons why the route must be reopened

18 Sept

An artist's impression of HS2 trains at Birmingham Curzon Street

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HS2 full construction to herald huge UK jobs boost

"HS2 will fire up economic growth and help to rebalance opportunity across this country for years to come" - Boris Johnson

4 Sept

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Wild: plans to start Crossrail central section trial running

Crossrail Chief Executive provides update on the project's progress

9 Jul

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MPs join forces to push for confirmation of HS2 to Leeds

Failure to build HS2 East at the same time as HS2 West could cost the Leeds region £1.7 billion per year warns cross-party group of politicians

9 Jun

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HS2 progress: “volume of activity is growing"

Peak in HS2 construction set to be around 2024-205

8 Jun

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HS2 invites bids for contracts to design and build track

Another major step forward for HS2 as competition for almost £2 billion worth of contracts is launched

5 May

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Curzon Street becomes first HS2 station to receive planning approval

Plans for Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station approved

27 Apr

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HS2 Phase One given the green light

“Today’s announcement represents an immediate boost to the construction industry and the many millions of UK jobs that the industry supports" - Mark Thurston

15 Apr