Articles by David Stubbings
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HS2 shows off first platform section at Old Oak Common station
West London station becomes the first to have platforms installed on HS2.
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GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operators
Class 66 is renamed Chartered Institution of Railway Operators in ceremony at London Waterloo.
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Prospect of redundancies a possibility for some firms due to investment pipeline "boom and bust"
Firms detail lack of work and potential impact after Network Rail and industry bodies give evidence to MPs.
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Fleet
Pictured: First known working of Class 91 through Severn Tunnel
Europhoenix Class 91 makes to trips through tunnel as part of overhead line equipment test train.
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FirstGroup disputes £1bn open access abstraction claim on ECML
Report commissioned by public sector said open access could abstract more than £1bn in revenue over next decade.
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DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss
Operator has asked for volunteers to transfer to rival.
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DfT denies suggestions it could override open access approvals
Newspaper report had suggested Transport Secretary could reverse decisions deemed to be “at the expense of the taxpayer”.
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Transport for Wales train hits tractor and trailer on farm crossing near Leominster
A Manchester Piccadilly-Cardiff Central service hit the farm vehicles at around 1040.
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Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains
New contract has an estimated value of £1.2bn and could run for 16 years.
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Bradford Forster Square's Platform 0 officially opened as LNER ups London services
LNER now runs seven return services to London King's Cross compared to the previous two.