Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
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Category: Industrial
Caledonian Sleeper cancels all services during workers’ 11-day strike action
Caledonian Sleeper has announced it will cancel all services as workers go on strike for 11 days later this month over a pay dispute.
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Rail industry celebrates start of LGBT Pride Month
Network Rail is celebrating Pride Month by hosting its second annual Pride Fest event across two weeks in June, following the success of the inaugural event last year.
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Transport for London agrees third Government bailout worth £1.08bn
Transport for London (TfL) has agreed a third Government bailout to keep services running amid the collapse in demand for travel during the pandemic.
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Progress made on improving rail performance but ‘final push’ needed
Network Rail has made progress on issues which led to poor train performance in the North West and Central region of the network last year, the industry’s regulator has said.
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Shapps: HS2 will go all the way to Leeds despite ‘mounting costs’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the HS2 rail project will go all the way to Leeds after fears over mounting costs had prompted speculation over the full scheme going ahead.
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Government announces £401m rail funding boost
A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with new stations, faster journeys and more reliable services.
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Balfour Beatty rail workers urged to accept improved pay offer
Rail workers are voting on an improved pay offer aimed at averting the threat of industrial action.
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Rail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’
Reforms to Britain’s railways will make train services cheaper and more punctual, MPs have heard.
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Premium economy service launched for rail travel
Three classes of travel are being offered on Britain’s domestic railway for the first time in decades.
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