Ministers appear to have backed the latest open access deal guaranteeing private operation within a nationalised railway. Peter Plisner analyses the latest news and the state of play.
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Open access operator wants to follow CrossCountry's route between Newcastle and Reading.
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HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told
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Signal theft discovered by staff when trying to clear line for freight train
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Network Rail unlikely to support any new West Coast Main Line track access plans - apart from one
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Network Rail states objections to Hull Trains' Sheffield plan and proposed extra LNER service
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GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads
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Proposal to increase Old Oak Common line speed submitted by Network Rail
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GBRf discussing plans for ten Class 99s to be ETS fitted and have 100mph top speed
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Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s
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Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains
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