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DRS stores more ‘47s’
Only two of Direct Rail Services’ eight Class 47s remain in traffic, after two were stored at Carlisle Kingmoor.
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HS2 will boost connectivity
The lack of connectivity between the east and west of Britain still concerns Rail Minister Claire Perry, but she says that HS2 will help.
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Investment is changing perception of rail - Perry
Everything that is going on in the industry is changing the way the country thinks about rail, according to Rail Minister Claire Perry.
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East West Rail lobbies hard for speedy progress
East West Rail Consortium has lobbies Government stressing the project’s economic benefits as fears of up to SEVEN YEARS delay to project mount
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HS2 benefits for the North
The North is fully behind High Speed 2, according to Rail North Director David Hoggarth.
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Getting the supply chain right is the key to success
“Britain’s coming major projects will do much, much more than projects over the past two decades in redeveloping our industry" says Alstom's Terence Watson.
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Coal power station closures place rail freight at “important crossroads”
GBRf MD John Smith responds to Government announcement
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Franchise improvements to continue - Hynes
Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes says investment in the franchise will continue until its last day.
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New power unit heralds Thunderer’s main line return
Preserved 50008 Thunderer is being prepared for an imminent return to the main line.
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Successor to EMT’s HSTs discussed
“We expect the competition for the next East Midlands long-term franchise to deliver those improvements to the rolling stock that are required" - Perry.