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News 17 Oct
Government quells HS2 Phase 2a rumours
Downing Street has dampened down suggestions the northern leg of the HS2 rail project could be revived.
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News 17 Oct
Wolverton repairs corrosion in Class 150s
Gemini Rail at Wolverton is repairing corrosion on Northern’s fleet of Sprinter diesel multiple units, which date from the mid-1980s.
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News 17 Oct
New app to guide blind and partially sighted passengers around stations is launched across GTR
A new app helping blind and partially sighted customers find their way around Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink stations is launched
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News 17 Oct
Fire on Networker unit blocks Southeastern commuter line (video)
The line between Ashford and Maidstone East was blocked for several hours on Tuesday after a fire started in the wheelset of one of Southeastern's Networker units
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News 17 Oct
Solent Terminal helps take thousands of lorries off roads in its first six months
The new terminal at Southampton docks - the UK's third-largest container port - has handed more than 55,000 containers in its first six months
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News 17 Oct
Southeastern boosts timetable with hundreds of weekday services
Passengers in the South-East of England will benefit from 220 new train services a week from the December timetable change.
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News 17 Oct
Records broken at Great North Run
A record number of people used public transport at this year’s Great North Run on September 8.
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Opinion 16 Oct
A better way to assess the true value of transport policies
CHANGE is the watchword of the new government. At the recent Labour conference in Liverpool, the words “change begins” were ubiquitous on posters everywhere, although what that entailed was mostly left unexplained.
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Opinion 16 Oct
Trespass on the railway… and the challenging consequences
PHILIP HAIGH looks at how the railway is working to cut delays, by reducing the number of incidents when trains have to be halted because of railway trespass
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News 16 Oct
London Underground staff to strike as ASLEF and RMT announce industrial action
ASLEF and RMT staff working on the Tube will strike next month in a row over pay.
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Insight 16 Oct
As the wires go up the costs of electrification come down
With a new government, how can the case for electrification be made afresh? Money is tight but, unlike most infrastructure investment, there are quick wins.
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News 16 Oct
Northern saves fuel by changing the way trains are driven
Northern Trains has been working with data scientists to save thousands of litres of diesel fuel a year by changing the way trains are driven.
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News 16 Oct
Bristol to Oxford trains return after 20-year absence
Direct services between the cities of Bristol and Oxford have returned for the first time since 2003.
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News 16 Oct
Exhibition on Shinkansen at 60
A Japanese bullet train nose cone has gone on display in London, to mark 60 years since the first-generation Shinkansen entered service.
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News 15 Oct
Northern stops railcard prosecutions
Northern Trains is halting all current cases of passengers prosecuted for using 16-25 Railcards to claim discounts at the wrong time of day.
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News 15 Oct
Business leaders back "HS2 Lite" proposal
More than 20 business leaders across the North-West have called on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves to announce support for its “HS2 Lite” scheme that was recently proposed by both the mayors of Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, Andy Burnham and Richard Parker.
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News 15 Oct
Demand for Irish rail freight increases
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has introduced two new rail freight services between Dublin Port and Ballina, operated by International Warehousing and Transport (IWT).
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Opinion 15 Oct
Wolmar: Labour must set to work on HS2 and control its cost
Of the many issues facing the Labour government’s transport team, the least discussed has been the future of HS2.
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Opinion 15 Oct
Opinion: Rail freight stagnation
Innovation is required to boost sector’s market share, says our Industry Insider
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News 15 Oct
Gemini completes GWR Turbo fleet interior overhaul
Gemini Rail Services handed over 166220 to Great Western Railway on September 10.
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