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It’s crunch time for HS2 as Government review considers costs and scope
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By Ben Jones NEW Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has thrown the future of High Speed 2 (HS2) into doubt with a new review that will challenge the £56billion project’s scope, design and affordability. Doug Oakervee, a retired engineer, former HS2 Ltd chairman ,and ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will lead the review, assisted by…
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Calls for HS2 building works to continue despite being over-budget
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The building of HS2 should continue despite being behind schedule and over-budget, a business group has claimed.
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HS2 railway to be delayed and exceed budget
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HS2 could cost up to £22 billion more than its previous budget and be delayed by as many as seven years, the company building the railway said.
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GWR gives ‘Castle’ names to its HST power cars… and revives Class 255 designation
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GWR has unveiled a series of new cast nameplates with ‘Castle’ names that will be applied to its HST power cars. The HST power cars are used on the shortened 2+4 formations, which run between Bristol and Penzance. The plates are of a new design and feature the outline of a 2+4 HST set as…
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‘Royal Windsor Steam Express’ to return in 2020
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Regular steam operation will return to London Waterloo in 2020 after Steam Dreams confirmed its ‘Royal Windsor Steam Express’ will run again next summer. Operating every Tuesday until September 3, the trains consist of three one-way, steam-hauled trips from Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside and an evening dining circuit known as the ‘Sunset Steam…
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‘Shakespeare Express’ 2019 season underway
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Vintage Trains reintroduced its popular ‘Shakespeare Express’ between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon on July 21. Two return trips per day will operate on August 4, August 18, September 1 and September 15, with BR ‘Castle’ No. 7029 Clun Castle taking charge, except on August 4 when ex-LMS ‘Jubilee’ No. 45596 Bahamas is booked to…
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Bo’ness & Kinneil Class 27 makes long journey to Kent
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THE Class 27 Locomotive Group’s No. 27001 received attention at Bo’ness prior to making an extended visit to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent (RM June, p93). It is seen outside the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway’s modern motive power depot at Bo’ness on July 12, ready for departure, set for the 29th. The Sulzer Type 2…
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Issue 258 on sale now!
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Britain’s hottest day ever! Taunton shuttles success! Stephenson’s Rocket making September debut! Issue 258 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot, including an appearance from Kylie Minogue!
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No go for TransPennine ‘185s’ as Class 2700s deleted
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By Tony Miles THE Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) tender for ‘second-hand’ trains for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is unlikely to see the spare 22 Class 185 units moving to Ireland despite some initial support from within IÉ. The tender is being led by the Irish Government’s National Transport Authority (NTA). The rail operator…
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Ministers ‘told HS2 was over-budget three years ago’
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Ministers knew HS2 was over-budget at least three years ago, it has been reported.
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