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

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Brand new locomotive hauled trains for TPE

£230 million deal includes 13 Class 68-hauled CAF trains and 12 five-car CAF electric units

23 May

An artist's impression of First TransPennine Express AT300s at Manchester Piccadilly. FTPE.

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COVER STORY: 125mph trains ordered for TransPennine operations

Nineteen five-car bi-mode trains were ordered ahead of the new TransPennine Express franchise that started on April 1.

13 Apr

Northern Rail 319382 at Manchester Piccadilly on July 20 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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New franchise's Alliance with Network Rail

An alliance with Network Rail must be formed in the first three months of the new Northern franchise, Managing Director Alex Hynes told RAIL on April 4.

12 Apr

Five trains from four operators at Manchester Piccadilly. JACK BOSKETT/RAIL REVIEW.

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Osborne gives green light given for HS3 planning

Chancellor George Osborne throws his weight behind the High Speed 3 (HS3) rail project to reduce journey times between Manchester and Leeds

30 Mar

Feature

Creating a lasting legacy for the North

PAUL STEPHEN reports on Alstom’s plans to harness the skills development and connectivity opportunities offered by rail investment in the North

Staff and employment 30 Mar

An artist's impression of the Ordsall Chord. NETWORK RAIL.

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Ordsall Chord legal challenge dismissed

Court of Appeal dismisses Ordsall Chord legal challenge.

24 Mar

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Arriva establishes Community Rail group

Arriva Rail North establishes a Community Rail Executive Group to provide support and advice for the operator’s engagement with 19 Community Rail Partnerships.

10 Feb

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Bore work enables faster trains to run through Farnworth Tunnel

Work has been completed to widen one bore of the Farnworth Tunnel in Lancashire, so that it can accommodate two rail tracks.

4 Feb

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Work restarts on Manchester-Preston electrification

Network Rail holds ‘drop-in events’ along the Bolton-Preston line ahead of significant electrification work due to start this month.

26 Jan

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Trans-Pennine upgrade targets faster journeys

The revised project to electrify the north trans-Pennine line is to be significantly bigger and more far-reaching than the original scheme,

24 Dec

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Northern and TPE franchises to be Rail North's starting point for HS2

Rail North’s starting point for HS2 will be the new Northern Rail and TransPennine franchises, Director David Hoggarth believes.

20 Nov

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HS2 benefits for the North

The North is fully behind High Speed 2, according to Rail North Director David Hoggarth.

19 Nov

DRS 37401 hauls Northern Rail's 1138 Barrow-Carlisle approaching Micklam Point, as it makes its way round Lowca Sea Brows on November 13. DAVE MCALONE.

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Northern authorities “united in our aims”

Rail North’s vision is about the whole of the North, its Director David Hoggarth said in Leeds on November 5.

18 Nov

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New railway for Yorkshire?

A new railway linking Leeds with the East Coast Main Line at Northallerton by 2045 is the ambition of North Yorkshire County Council.

2 Nov

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Could Ashington line re-open?

Local council commissions £850,000 feasibility study into re-opening the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne line, in conjunction with Network Rail.

23 Oct

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Transport for the North takes significant steps

Transport for the North could be a statutory body in 2017, after Government said it would propose amendments to Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill.

22 Oct