News - Page 426
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Fleet
Could more EMUs run at 110mph?
Siemens has called the 110mph operation of London Midland Class 350/1s a “game-changer”
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Network
Manchester Airport station to close for improvement work
Manchester Airport station will close from January 17 to February 9, as Network Rail completes the construction of a fourth platform there
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Fleet
More DMUs for Southern
Four three-car Class 170s will move to Southern next summer to provide extra capacity on the Uckfield-London Bridge line.
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Network
Chiltern plans longer trains
Using Class 68s will enable Chiltern Railways to operate longer trains, the company’s managing director Rob Brighouse has told RAIL.
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Network
GEML investment worth £60bn
Investing in the ‘Golden thread’ known as the Great Eastern Main Line would be worth £60 billion to the UK economy.
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Network
Plymouth counts cost of Dawlish closure
The nine-week closure of the railway at Dawlish earlier this year cost Plymouth £37.8 million (£600,000 per day).
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News
New Tube designs for London
An order for 250 new generation Tube trains is expected to be worth between £1 billion and £2.5bn
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Network
Quality and more trains key to Abellio’s SR franchise
The franchisee that will take over ScotRail on April 1 2015 will “underpin Scotland”, according to Transport Scotland Commercial Director Bill Reeve
