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MPs hear industry thoughts on Williams-Shapps
Train operators must be allowed to break out of their present-day straitjackets and be free to manage their businesses solely for their passengers
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Work starts on HS2’s Old Oak Common ‘superhub’
Work to install the first permanent structure on what is claimed to be the biggest station ever built in a single-stage build in the UK
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Macclesfield’s £45 million resignalling to start
Work is to start this month on a project to replace 56 signals on the West Coast Main Line between Prestbury, Macclesfield and Congleton.
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Business travellers more likely to consider rail
New research suggests that 59% of business travellers will be more likely to consider rail in future.
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Call for quick decisions on post-COVID transport funding
Decisions should be taken “soon” on the future funding of transport, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has argued.
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Role for devolved bodies as investment choices shift
A population-based approach taken by the NIC “heralds a serious rebalancing of rail expenditure away from London and the South East”
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NR reports rail freight resurgence
In the Eastern Region, there were 4,839 freight movements in April 2021 compared with 4,760 in April last year.
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Anti-COVID spray tested on escalator
An escalator at Manchester Piccadilly is the testing ground for a device, designed by Oxonox
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Minister pledges cheap ‘Staycation’ rail pass
The Government has announced the launch of a bargain ‘Staycation’ national rail pass
