News - Page 434
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Network
Thames Valley flooding adds to FGW weather woes
Passengers on First Great Western’s network suffered more misery at the hands of Mother Nature on February 11, after flooding caused severe delays
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Bombardier wins £1bn contract to build Crossrail fleet
The highly sought-after contract to build and maintain a fleet of trains for London’s Crossrail project has gone to Bombardier
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Osborne non-committal on rolling stock for the North
Chancellor George Osborne declined to deliver any firm commitment on new or refurbished rolling stock for electrified lines in the North West of England
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Network Rail agrees to 20% cost reduction target in CP5
Some of the confirmed objectives that Network Rail has agreed with the Office of Rail Regulation, in the latter’s determination for Control Period 5
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SNP intent on developing Scottish high-speed rail services
An independent Scotland will have high-speed rail as a key priority, according to the Scottish National Party
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Supreme Court throws out anti-HS2 objections - again!
Anti-HS2 protestors have been dealt a final blow after the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed their appeals relating to the planning of the new high-speed line
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Siemens reveals design of long-awaited Thameslink ‘700s’
The shape of the trains that will provide an 80% peak capacity increase on the overcrowded Thameslink London ‘core’ route has finally been unveiled
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Fleet
GBRf modified ‘73’ set for March testing after major rebuild
The first of five rebuilt Class 73s for GB Railfreight should be ready for testing in March, and is planned to be on the main line by the end of April
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Fleet
First refurbished Networker back in traffic with FCC
The first refurbished Class 365 Networker entered traffic with First Capital Connect on January 16.
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Network
GBRf spends £50m on new Class 66/7s and Class 92s
Twenty-one brand new Class 66/7s have been ordered by GB Railfreight, with delivery beginning in July
