Rail Magazine - Page 22

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£750,000 training centre for slab track

The UK’s first training centre for the installation and maintenance of slab track, to be used on HS2, was opened at the City of Wolverhampton’s Bilston complex

12 Oct

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Plaque unveiling marks Queen Street completion

A concourse with longer platforms and double the circulation space will greet passengers arriving at Glasgow Queen Street station

12 Oct

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HS2 sees merit of alternative fuels

HS2 Ltd is exploring the use of alternative fuels for its construction vehicles, after trials revealed they are more efficient than the traditional red diesel.

11 Oct

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CBR criticises Waverley delays

Governments have failed on their promises to publish far-reaching transport reviews.

11 Oct

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Senior appointments at Women in Rail

Women in Rail has appointed new Chairwoman Christine Fernandes and Vice Chairwoman Shona Clive, effective from October 1.

11 Oct

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Bridge renewal at Aberdovey

Network Rail is renewing Pant Eidal underbridge, near Aberdovey, as part of its required maintenance schedule.

10 Oct

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ScotRail’s Santa Express dates

ScotRail and the Railway Children charity are teaming up to run a series of Santa Express fund-raising excursions from Edinburgh Waverley

9 Oct

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RAIB recommends competency framework after Rowlands Castle near miss

Network Rail Mobile Operations Manager (MOM) involved had not arranged protection from train movements before going on the track.

9 Oct

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MP urges law to protect rail staff

Sheffield MP Olivia Blake has called on Parliament to introduce a new law to protect rail staff from physical violence and verbal abuse

8 Oct

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Vivarail to unveil 80mph super-Class 230 at COP26

Vivarail intends to show off a new design of battery-powered zero-emission Class 230 unit at next month’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.

8 Oct

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More derailments without sufficient track inspections, warns RAIB

A warning that shortfalls in track inspection could be far more widespread than just those that led to a derailment at Sheffield on November 11 2020.

7 Oct

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WMCA seeks funds for green schemes and Metro extension

Bids for up to £2 billion worth of transport investment have been made by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

7 Oct

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NIC counsels funding changes

A “fundamental shift in funding to local level” is needed to help level up English towns, according to a report by the National Infrastructure Commission.

6 Oct

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Coronavirus delay to Wrexham ‘230s’

The long-awaited introduction of Class 230 D-Trains on the Wrexham-Bidston line has been delayed until May 2022.

6 Oct

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Rail freight bounces back to pre-COVID levels despite performance drop

The amount of freight moved across Britain has returned to pre-pandemic levels, reports the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

5 Oct

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Harrison takes up position at DfT

Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland, has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.

3 Oct

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High Street suffering from absence of commuters

Thousands of shops located near to city centre stations could close if they permanently lose the £30 billion per year that commuters spend

22 Sept

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TPE ‘185s’ to get reliability upgrade

TPE’s 51-strong fleet of Class 185 diesel multiple units is to receive a technology upgrade to enable faults to be more easily discovered and rectified.

21 Sept

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