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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).
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Network
NAO: DfT rolling stock strategy causes confusion
Whitehall mandarins have caused confusion across parts of the industry by procuring trains centrally, despite having a policy of leaving this to the industry.
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Network
NR fined £53.1m for missing CP4 performance targets
Network Rail delivered enhancements largely “on time and on budget” in Control Period 4 (April 2009-March 2014), according to the Office of Rail Regulation.
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£10.4m Halton Curve funding heads Local Growth projects
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced £10.4 million of funding for the long campaigned-for resignalling of the 11⁄2-mile Halton Curve.
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GBRf welcomes the first five of 21 new '66s' onto UK soil
Five brand new Class 66/7s were off-loaded at Newport Docks on July 11, after arriving in the UK by ship from America.
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Southern starts running new five-car Class 377/7s
Five-car dual-voltage Class 377/7 electric multiple units entered traffic with Southern on June 23.
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SWT's refurbished '456s' are ready to enter traffic
Five-car dual-voltage Class 377/7 electric multiple units entered traffic with Southern on June 23.
