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Queen unveils Reading station, £895m rebuild
THE Queen officially opened the rebuilt Reading station on July 17.
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Crossrail concession awarded to Hong Kong's MTR
Crossrail trains across London will be run by MTR Corporation, Transport for London announced on July 18.
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Watford Junction blockade to allow £80m resignalling
The West Coast Main Line will be closed or only able to run very limited services on three separate occasions this month, because of a series of blockades.
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Taskforce targets better rail services for East Anglia
New trains and improved infrastructure on the Great Eastern Main Line by the end of Control Period 5 (March 31 2019) is the aim of a taskforce.
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Five new '68s' on display as DRS open day raises £24,000
MORE than £24,000 was raised for charity at the Direct Rail Services open day at Crewe Gresty Bridge on July 19.
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Last GBRf '66' being built in US…first now in traffic in UK
CONSTRUCTION of all the remaining 15 of GB Railfreight’s order of 21 Class 66s is now in progress in the Electro-Motive Diesel factory in Muncie, Indiana
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Govia to switch Class 377 Electrostars to Cambridge
Class 377 Electrostars will operate Kings Lynn and Cambridge fast trains as part of the new Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise.
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Government identifies TPE rolling stock solution
The Department for Transport “has identified a potential solution” to the problem caused by the transfer of nine two-car Class 170 diesel multiple units.
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Cost of Dawlish diversion could reach £3.1 billion - NR
Rebuilding the Exeter-Plymouth line via Okehampton would probably cost £875 million (including a 66% uplift in costs).
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Rail industry contributes £9bn to UK economy
The rail sector contributes £9.3 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new report published by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
