Rail Magazine - Page 11

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SWR business plan omits start date for new Arterios

South Western Railway’s new 2022-23 business plan contains no new information about its long-delayed £1 billion fleet of 90 new trains.

30 Jul

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Dorothy makes a breakthrough

The 2,000-tonne Dorothy, one of HS2’s ten tunnel boring machines, has made its first breakthrough after eight months underground.

29 Jul

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Zero-emission in use at Ealing site

Two zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell generators have replaced diesel-powered equipment at HS2’s Victoria Road construction site at Ealing, in west London.

28 Jul

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Business urged to support line upgrade

Businesses along the Birmingham-Shrewsbury route are being urged to complete a survey that could help decide whether new investment includes electrification.

27 Jul

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Help NRA to raise funds for British-Ukrainian Aid

25 Jul

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Shapps to cut back East West Rail?

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has cast doubt on the second and third phases of East West Rail

23 Jul

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Thousand days pass since RNEP

July 17 marked 1,000 days since the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline was last published

22 Jul

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Kelsian Group weighs up options on Go-Ahead bid

A rival bidder in the race to buy Go-Ahead Group says it is still “assessing its options”, in the wake of an upbeat trading update by the bus and rail business

21 Jul

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Lords discuss concerns over Avanti West Coast

Peers in the House of Lords have been expressing their concerns about the performance of Avanti West Coast (AWC) services.

20 Jul

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£370 million Solihull Interchange contract awarded

Laing O’Rourke has been awarded the £370 million contract to build the new interchange station at Solihull in the West Midlands.

16 Jul

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HS2 employs novel piling method for sleek new viaduct

Piling work has begun on one of HS2’s most spectacular engineering features yet - the low 500-yard, nine-span Wendover Dean Viaduct in Buckinghamshire.

15 Jul

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Tree plan to stop graffiti vandals

Network Rail hopes that it can reduce the high level of graffiti south of London by planting trees in front of buildings and structures targeted by vandals.

13 Jul

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Northumberland line on track for 2023 opening

Ambitions to restore passenger services on the Northumberland Line have received approval from ministers, after passing a major planning hurdle.

2 Jul

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Windermere passing loop heads South Cumbria rail plans

A plan for South Cumbria, setting out realistic investment targets for the region’s lines with its local operator at its core, is aiming for ‘quick wins’.

30 Jun

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Maritime Transport takes over Hams Hall operation

Associated British Ports (ABP) is handing over operations at Hams Hall rail freight terminal to Maritime Transport from July 3.

20 Jun

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Chiltern Railways awarded six-year National RTail Contract

Britain’s longest-running passenger operator, Chiltern Railways, has been awarded a six-year National Rail Contract (NRC) with a commitment to decarbonisation

19 Jun

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MTMS secures depot maintenance deal with Hitachi

Derbyshire-based maintenance company MTMS has won a three-year contract with Hitachi Rail to look after its Train Maintenance Centres and Class 800 IEP trains

17 Jun

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