News - Page 315
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Clampdown on drunkenness proves effective
Initiatives to prevent rowdy and drunken passengers from boarding trains have succeeded in making passengers feel safer, says Transport Focus.
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Progress made on new £50 million station
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin inspected work at the new £50 million Cambridge North station, ahead of its expected opening in May 2017.
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Alstom to fit ETCS to Class 180s
Alstom will design and install European Train Control System (ETCS) on 14 Class 180 diesel multiple units.
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Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017
Concern that the Settle-Carlisle Line will remain partially shut into the latter half of 2017.
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Pressland to lead DB HR project
DB Cargo has appointed Dr Amy Pressland as a specialist HR Project Manager.
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New station opens at Lea Bridge
Trains started serving a new station at Lea Bridge (Leyton, East London) on May 16.
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HS2 cities should work together to maximise benefits
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin launches a new report into the regeneration and transport benefits of high-speed rail.
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RAIB expresses track worker safety concerns
Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) says there are two “overriding areas of concern” for track worker safety.
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Train punctuality falls to lowest level for nine years
Punctuality on Britain’s railways in 2015-16 fell to its lowest annual level since 2006-07, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
