News - Page 323
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Network
Alliance Rail accuses DfT of blackmail over East Coast
Alliance Rail has accused DfT of blackmailing ORR by threatening to withdraw funding for ECML upgrades if it allows more open access services to run.
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Network
HS2 Ltd and TUC sign framework deal
Agreement to maximise economic and labour benefits of new railway
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Network
DB Cargo extends freight contract
DB Cargo UK signs new deal with long-standing customer Tarmac.
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Fleet
Cumbrian Coast work for Anglian-based ‘37’
Usually allocated to passenger trains in East Anglia, DRS 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob has been used recently by Northern Rail in Cumbria.
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Network
Network Rail consults on Heathrow Spur
Network Rail is evaluating responses to a 3.4-mile proposed link from west of Heathrow Airport to Terminal 5.
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Network
Network Rail pushes for vital Midlands area upgrade worth up to £1billion
Network Rail is proposing a £600 million-£1 billion major upgrade of Leicester station and the surrounding railway.
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Network
Faster trains on Great Eastern, but renewals hold the key - Network Rail
Journey time improvements on the GEML have a “very significant” cost, and need be implanted alongside other enhancement and renewals works to reduce the cost.
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Network
Cardiff Central upgrade plan as NR plots Welsh priorities
Redevelopment of Cardiff Central station and upgrading the North Wales Coast are on the agenda for Control Period 6 (CP6), which runs from 2019 to 2024.
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Network
Scotland reveals agenda to develop rail freight strategy
Scottish Government, says it will “consider the barriers to innovation and attracting new freight onto the railway network, and how these can be overcome”.
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Network
History made after full year with no rail industry-caused fatality
For the first time in history, a full year has passed without a rail industry-caused fatality in the UK.
