Articles by David Stubbings - Page 9
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'At last': Portishead campaign group delight as prospect of reopening draws nearer after 25-year wait
Final funding in place to reopen line, subject to government approval in upcoming Spending Review.
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Third stage of Newquay line improvements under way but start date for increased services is pushed back
Increasing the frequency of trains to hourly, as part of the Mid Cornwall Metro project, will be after summer.
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Brighton Belle group waiting to do live rail tests after unit breaks cover
Four-carriage set dating back to 1932 made first appearance on national network in late January.
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Elizabeth line drivers vote to strike after pay deal rejected
ASLEF announces four strike dates after overwhelming vote in favour of industrial action.
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Hull Trains drivers vote to strike in row with operator over colleague's dismissal
Drivers' union ASLEF announces series of strike days to begin in March.
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GWR-organised train travels along East West Rail to show HS2 mitigation plans
Chartered inspection train visits East West Rail and other sites in trip arranged by Great Western Railway.
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Work to restore Portishead passenger services set to start this summer – hopes of 2027 opening
Deal agreed to allow final £30 million needed to restore passenger services to the branch for the first time since 1964.
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Eurostar reinstates direct Amsterdam-London services after eight-month gap
Direct services into the UK resumed on February 10 after work at Amsterdam Centraal made pre-boarding checks possible.
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DfT opposes eight out of nine open access applications citing revenue and performance concerns
Department for Transport said several did not meet the abstraction threshold, and raised several other concerns.
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Provisional first dates and locations of West Coast Main Line renewals as operators welcome work
Four two week possessions of the WCML are set to take place in January, April, June and September 2026.