Ordsall Chord

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Station retail prices blamed on DfT’s ‘lack of leadership’

ORR report finds prices for food and drink too high at 200 stations

Office of Rail and Road 15 Jul

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Missing link - and a new landmark

RAIL looks back at the construction of the £85 million project, and the controversy that surrounded it

19 Oct

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Stephenson relative inspects Chord

A relative of railway pioneer George Stephenson visited the Ordsall Chord construction site on June 9, to view the latest progress.

10 Jun

Progress at the Ordsall Chord. RUSSELL WYKES.

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Ordsall Chord Alliance formed

An alliance has been formed for the construction of the Ordsall Chord in Manchester.

31 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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RAIL ARCHIVE: Features from RAIL 786

Features from RAIL issue 786 (October 28 - November 10 2015)

28 Jan

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Whitby issues new challenge to Ordsall Chord

Benefits of Network Rail’s £150 million Ordsall Chord project stressed as yet another challenge from civil engineer Mark Whitby as to the scheme’s legality.

22 Jan

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Sunday closures at Victoria for latest upgrade works

Manchester Victoria station will close on Sundays from January 24 to April 17, as Network Rail’s £1 billion-plus investment in the north of England continues.

13 Jan

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Past vs future makes the present tense

Against the backdrop of the legal challenge to NR’s Ordsall Chord proposal, is the railway placing too much emphasis on capacity and economic well-being?

Engineering 28 Oct

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