Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) has acquired a pair of Class 144 Pacer diesel railbuses from Porterbrook leasing. Nos. 144006/7 travelled under their own power by
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Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Trains name could disappear
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has expressed shock at the disqualification from bidding.
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Abellio awarded East Midlands franchise – after DfT disqualifies Stagecoach
A decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) to award the East Midlands rail franchise to Abellio in the face of the disqualification of incumbent
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MPs savage “system-wide failures”for last year’s timetable change fiasco
A CROSS-PARTY committee of MPs has severely criticised train operators, Network Rail, the DfT, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and the complex structure of the rail
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