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Rail nationalisation bill clears first hurdle in the Commons
Eventual rail nationalisation moved one step closer to reality as the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill cleared its first hurdle as MP’s voted 351 to 84 to give the bill a second reading on 30 July.
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Challenging year for nationalised DOHL operators
DfT OLR Holdings Limited (DOHL) the company which runs the nationalised train operators on behalf of the Department for Transport has released its annual report, showing it was a challenging year for performance as well as showing slow progress in cutting the subsidies paid for each of the four operators that it currently runs.
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‘Hedgehog’ sleepers last longer than concrete with less carbon
Network Rail and Lankhorst Engineered Products have developed a new type of sleeper that has far less embedded carbon than existing types and is expected to have double the service life.
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Scrapping the HS2 northern leg could cost £100m
Estimates by HS2 Ltd have emerged in the latest update report on the high speed line from the National Audit Office.
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More Land Recovery Class 60s collected for scrapping
Reid Freight has collected more of the 12 scrapped Class 60s from DB Cargo.
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Services resume after sabotage attacks disrupt French rail network
French national rail operator SNCF has said that it has finished repairs to the infrastructure affected by a targeted sabotage on Friday.
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Deltic edges closer to return to traffic
The return to traffic of Deltic D9015 Tulyar for the first time in more than 25 years edges closer.
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HST vehicles are readied for export
Assembly at Great Yarmouth for export to Nigeria and Mexico.
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Sellafield completes fleet replacement
A third new shunting locomotive to Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria, completing the nuclear company’s switch from diesel to electric and hybrid traction.
