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Osborne: build HS3 to create Northern 'powerhouse'
A third UK high-speed rail link, based on the existing Manchester-Leeds line, could help to create a ‘powerhouse’ collection of Northern cities.
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VT for Blackpool and Shrewsbury after deal extended
Virgin Trains will retain the West Coast franchise until April 2017.
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RDG sets out blueprint for cheaper railway enhancements
The railway can save hundreds of millions of pounds while delivering more and better services, according to a new report by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
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82% of rail passengers satisifed - NRPS
Overall satisfaction scores in the Passenger Focus Spring 2014 National Rail Passenger Survey have remained steady.
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Rail Delivery Group: Britons making more journeys by rail
Britons are making 60% more rail passenger journeys than they did 16 years ago, according to a report released by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
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First cascaded Class 319 arrives in North West
The first of 14 four-car Class 319 (319361) electric multiple units that are being transferred from First Capital Connect to Northern Rail arrived on June 20.
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S-Stock rolled out on London Underground's District Line
New Bombardier S-Stock trains entered service on the London Underground District Line’s Ealing Broadway branch on June 13.
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ETH generators to be examined on failed '50s'
Examination of 50031 Hood, following its failure at the Swanage Railway diesel gala on May 9-11 (RAIL 749), shows that one of the bearings may be failing.
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Direct Rail Services stores Northern Belle Class 47
One of the two Class 47s dedicated to Northern Belle duties, 47832 Solway Princess, has been stored by Direct Rail Services and is unlikely to return to traffic
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First Great Western introduces first rebuilt HSTs
Rebuilt Mk 3 High Speed Train vehicles are entering traffic with First Great Western, having been converted and renumbered at Wabtec Rail’s Kilmarnock facility.
