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New CFO appointed at HS1
HS1 Ltd, the company operating the UK's only high-speed and international railway line, announced today the appointment of Virginie Merle as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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Heathrow Express extends track access to 2028
Heathrow Express, which has just recently celebrated 26 years of service, has secured its track access agreement until June 2028. This deal ensures the continuation of their high-frequency service, carrying passengers daily between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.
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Henley-in-Arden's refurbished station officially opens (gallery)
After being left empty since the 1990s, a local community group lead the transformation of this railway building, which now includes a micro-brewery.
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Unexploded bomb to close Plymouth to Liskeard route
Emergency services will close the railway between Plymouth and Liskeard from 1400 to 1800 today to remove an unexploded wartime bomb.
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East Coast Main Line drivers closer to digital signalling training
New technology commissioned between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin, bringing digital signalling on the route a step closer.
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Five years later: SWR signalling upgrades completed
Control of signalling from Feltham and Wokingham moves to NR’s Wessex Rail Operating Centre (ROC) following equipment upgrades.
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Porterbrook takes stake in Brodie Engineering
UK rolling stock financier and asset management company takes minority stake in Kilmarnoch rail engineering business.
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Rail passenger growth report highlights critical need for investment
Passenger numbers could double by 2050 according to new research by consultancy, Steer for the Railway Industry Association.
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Baildon landslip: line ‘could re-open mid-March’ (gallery)
Passenger disruption will likely continue for a month as engineers stabilise weak embankment.
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Next week: work to begin on Darlington's new platforms and footbridge
Preparations to commence for Darlington station remodelling project, that will 'mark its rise as a civil service and technological powerhouse'.
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RAIL Live 2024 opens for first day in the sunshine (pictures)
Thousands of visitors streamed through the Rail Live’s gates on the morning of June 19 at what was again expected to be a record-breaking event.
Gibb plans HS2 alternative with 155mph Pendolinos
Former Virgin West Coast manager Chris Gibb is putting forward a radical alternative to the cancelled HS2 route between Birmingham and Manchester, writes Peter Plisner
Class 93 tri-mode completes first UK main line tests
Almost a year after arriving in the UK, Rail Operations Group’s new Stadler tri-mode locomotive 93001 finally undertook its first main line solo run on May 28, from Worksop to Sheffield and back.