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GBR ‘will create complication’ in Scotland, Hyslop warns
Integration of track and train in England “cannot be at the expense of Scotland going backward”, SNP Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has said.
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Main line-bound Class 89 at Crewe
The sole Class 89, owned by the AC Locomotive Group (89001), was collected from the UK Rail Leasing site at Loughborough on August 15 and taken to Crewe.
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Capacity fears as private operators apply for access
A total of 85 separate applications have been lodged to launch new rail services or extend existing ones.
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Grand Central Class 180 reaches 125mph in ETCS test on ECML
Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.
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Bargain tickets on Marston Vale Line
London Northwestern Railway has extended its £1 ticket offer on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford until November.
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Type 5s star on charity charter
Five Type 5 freight locomotives from GB Railfreight and Cappagh starred on a Branch Line Society charter from Derby to Hove and back on August 3.
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Rail unions call for removal of profit motive
Britain’s trade union movement has called on the Labour government to expand publicly-owned freight operations and end the “profiteering” of rolling stock ownership companies.
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Charity charter celebrates Drax’s 50th anniversary
A series of charter trains ran over two days on August 17/18, raising more than £30,000 for charity to commemorate 50 years of Drax Power Station.
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Prize donors for Railway Children charity auction
Businesses invited to donate prizes to the Railway Ball Auction, in support of the Railway Children charity.
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Something for everyone on LSL North-West charter
Locomotive Services Limited, through its InterCity brand, ran the first muti-traction tour using all preserved former BR heritage locomotives on August 10.
