News - Page 103
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Samaritans Brew Monday returns to station concourses
Samaritans volunteers joined Network Rail and train operating company staff on January 17 to hold the first ‘Brew Monday’ station outreach events in two years
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SWR retains 12 Class 707s
South Western Railway is to retain 12 units from its Class 707 fleet until August.
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Vere admits to Lords: IRP lacks information
Transport Minister Baroness Vere has conceded that the Government does not yet know how its Integrated Rail Plan “will actually work on the ground”.
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Direct Rail Services disposes of heritage locomotives
Direct Rail Services has announced details of its much-anticipated plan to sell off some of its heritage fleet of locomotives and coaching stock.
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Work begins on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter
Work has commenced to develop a new Disabled Persons Passenger Charter for rail, bus, coach, taxi and private hire vehicles
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Ecology audits demanded for structures at risk of infilling
Campaigners are urging a minister to commission independent ecology audits for the areas around some 75 redundant railway tunnels and bridges
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New freight trips for Tesco and DRS
Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.
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Wylde leaves role as Lumo MD
Helen Wylde has stepped down as managing director of Lumo, to take up a post outside the rail industry.
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TBMs arrive as HS2 prepares for London tunnel boring
The start of tunnelling for HS2 in London is set to begin, following the delivery of two giant Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to the HS2 site in West Ruislip.
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Morton is new rail minister as Heaton-Harris moves on
Chris Heaton-Harris has been replaced as Rail Minister by Wendy Morton, following the resignation of Lord Frost as Brexit Minister on December 18 2021.
