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Work on Crossrail sites suspended

Crossrail suspends work on construction sites due to COVID-19 outbreak

25 Mar

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Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins

Preparatory work underway at Birmingham Interchange HS2 station site

9 Mar

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New lines will “fire up the northern economy" - Stephenson

HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail will “reverse decades of underinvestment in your northern railways” says Andrew Stephenson

2 Mar

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Freight companies urge PM to ‘green light’ HS2

"A failure to build the new line will lead to hundreds more heavy goods vehicles on to the M6 every day," - rail freight's plea to Boris Johnson

10 Feb

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COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R892 - Build HS2 in full, says Review

I am told this Government contracting insanity turbocharges costs by one third…this would equate to £20bn on the full Y network.

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Crossrail “back on track”, but public trust must be restored

“This railway is now firmly back on track and will open as soon as practically possible in 2021" - Crossrail Chief Executive Mark Wild

24 Dec

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London businesses reiterate backing for Crossrail 2

Government warned to not let Crossrail delays cloud judgement over £30 billion Crossrail 2

17 Dec

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Midlands claims 73 stations boosted by HS2

73 stations set to benefit from HS2 including 54 with no direct link to new railway.

26 Sept

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HS2 could halve journey times and boost economy by £1.4 billion

Business case submitted to Government to improve journeys across the Midlands using HS2

9 Sept

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: HS2: Dispatches tells a misleading and incomplete story

Earlier this year, PAUL BIGLAND defended HS2 against the claims made in a Channel 4 documentary

22 Aug

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Crossrail progress on testing and systems installation

Crossrail says the central section remains on track to be delivered in a revised period between October 2020 and March 2021

21 Aug

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson to unveil plans for new Manchester-Leeds route

“I want to be the PM who does with Northern Powerhouse Rail what we did with Crossrail in London" - Johnson

27 Jul

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Sheffield unveils ambitious new rail strategy

New railway, tram-train extensions, new stations and route upgrades to improve connectivity at heart of ambitious plans for Sheffield

22 Jul

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Crossrail formulates schedule to progress testing

New plan in place to try and open Elizabeth Line as quickly as possible

10 Jul

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Minister and northern leaders back HS2 with Northern Powerhouse Rail

Leaders including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham join forces to back High Speed 2.

9 Jul

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EXCLUSIVE: Grayling: next PM will commit to “essential” HS2

Grayling tells Rail Live: “My view is very straightforward. HS2 has already started, there are already 9,000 people working on the project"

27 Jun

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McLoughlin: next PM must commit to HS2

"Frankly, I think it would be mad to consider scrapping it" - former Transport Secretary on HS2.

10 Jun

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Notice to Proceed this year on HS2 Phase 1 work

Formal contractural process enabling HS2 construction to get underway should take place later this year

16 Apr

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PAC slams Government and Crossrail over delays

“It is unacceptable that Parliament and the public still do not know the root causes of the failures that beset this project" - PAC

3 Apr

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Thurston issues rallying cry for HS2 benefits

HS2 Ltd Chief Executive warns that adopting an alternative name such as North South Rail would be seen as ‘spin’ and a ‘cynical move’ to shift public opinion.

21 Mar

New railways - Page 2

Work on Crossrail sites suspended

Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins

New lines will “fire up the northern economy" - Stephenson

Freight companies urge PM to ‘green light’ HS2

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R892 - Build HS2 in full, says Review

Crossrail “back on track”, but public trust must be restored

London businesses reiterate backing for Crossrail 2

Midlands claims 73 stations boosted by HS2

HS2 could halve journey times and boost economy by £1.4 billion

FROM THE ARCHIVES: HS2: Dispatches tells a misleading and incomplete story

Crossrail progress on testing and systems installation

Prime Minister Boris Johnson to unveil plans for new Manchester-Leeds route

Sheffield unveils ambitious new rail strategy

Crossrail formulates schedule to progress testing

Minister and northern leaders back HS2 with Northern Powerhouse Rail

EXCLUSIVE: Grayling: next PM will commit to “essential” HS2

McLoughlin: next PM must commit to HS2

Notice to Proceed this year on HS2 Phase 1 work

PAC slams Government and Crossrail over delays

Thurston issues rallying cry for HS2 benefits

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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

New railways - Page 2

Work on Crossrail sites suspended

Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins

New lines will “fire up the northern economy" - Stephenson

Freight companies urge PM to ‘green light’ HS2

COMMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES: R892 - Build HS2 in full, says Review

Crossrail “back on track”, but public trust must be restored

London businesses reiterate backing for Crossrail 2

Midlands claims 73 stations boosted by HS2

HS2 could halve journey times and boost economy by £1.4 billion

FROM THE ARCHIVES: HS2: Dispatches tells a misleading and incomplete story

Crossrail progress on testing and systems installation

Prime Minister Boris Johnson to unveil plans for new Manchester-Leeds route

Sheffield unveils ambitious new rail strategy

Crossrail formulates schedule to progress testing

Minister and northern leaders back HS2 with Northern Powerhouse Rail

EXCLUSIVE: Grayling: next PM will commit to “essential” HS2

McLoughlin: next PM must commit to HS2

Notice to Proceed this year on HS2 Phase 1 work

PAC slams Government and Crossrail over delays

Thurston issues rallying cry for HS2 benefits

Most read

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

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains