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RSSB backs calls for lowering age for train drivers
A new study by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has recommended lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18.
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ORR accepts NR Wales and Western Region's Improvement Plan
The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has approved Network Rail’s plan to improve train performance across the Wales and Western England region.
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A step in the right direction to meet freights ambitions
As further reform to rail continues apace, changes to rail freight and the charges attached to it have already been made. In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport (DfT) has waived track access charges for new freight flows for the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.
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Kit for Kyiv: Saving lives in Ukraine
Every day, railway workers are at risk in Ukraine. More than 2,500 have been killed or injured since the start of the war in 2022.
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Hydrogen mooted as a route to net zero in Scotland’s Far North
The Far North and West Highland lines could be decarbonised through discontinuous electrification, RIA Scotland chair Campbell Braid tells SNP conference.
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NR attends to tree hazards at Widnes
Network Rail will begin essential woodland management work in Cheshire this September.
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Long-running rail dispute is over
Rail staff in the RMT union have voted to accept pay offers from train operating companies (TOCs) and Network Rail.
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Class 99 hybrid unveiled at Innotrans
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has unveiled its new hybrid bi-mode Class 99 locomotive at InnoTrans.
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New accessible tube ticket hall opens at Paddington
The new ticket hall at Paddington London Underground station which serves the Bakerloo line is now open.
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NewsFirst acquires Stirling-London Grand Union open access operation
FirstGroup has taken over Ian Yeowart’s Stirling-London open access operation, which holds five-year track access rights and is proposed to start in June 2025.
