News - Page 327
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Virgin launches brand new train. Aims for 140mph running.
Virgin Trains East Coast launches its Class 800 at London King’s Cross on March 18, rebranding them as Azuma – which translates as ‘East’ from Japanese.
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Arriva wins London Overground concession
Arriva has won the London Overground (LO) concession and will begin operating it from November.
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Passengers supply 71% of rail industry’s income
More than 70% of the rail industry’s £13.5 billion income in 2014-2015 came from passengers. This has increased by 5%. Passengers supply £8.8bn of the funding.
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SWT invests in customer contact
Thirty-five jobs will be created at a new customer contact centre at Basingstoke that will be operated by South West Trains (SWT).
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Network Rail submits Acton station plans
Proposals for a new station building at Acton Main Line have been submitted by Network Rail for Ealing Council to approve.
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ORR calls on TOCs to improve delay compensation
Train operators must start a national campaign to increase awareness of compensation for delayed services, says the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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Osborne backs Crossrail 2 with £80m funding
Crossrail 2 is receiving £80 million for full technical development by Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail (NR).
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Network
GALLERY: Completed Tunnel Boring Machines for Northern Line Extension
TBMs will be used to dig under South London from early 2017
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First S-Stock train runs under automatic control
Thales and London Underground have begun line testing of the new signalling and train control system destined for LU’s four sub-surface lines.
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RAIL Features
RAIL ARCHIVE: RAIL 792
A selection of features from RAIL issue 792 (January 20 - February 2 2016)
