The roll-out of digital signalling – set to improve safety and slash delays – has been accelerated through £1.2 million of new government funding announced by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris.
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Tag: electric
Transport Secretary opens rail’s largest electric vehicle charging hub
Govia Thameslink Railway welcome Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to open rail’s largest dedicated EV charging hub at Hatfield station.
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Remembering the ‘Clay Tigers’
With the release of the Kernow model, David Ratcliffe profiles a career that spanned two decades.
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FIRST SHOTTS LINE ELECTRIC
Freightliner locos No. 86638 and 86627 were the first electric traction to use the newly electrified line between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts when they
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Throwback to LBSCR becoming wired for power
As early as 1903, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) began to electrify local routes.
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Ryde Pier tram formally gifted to IoWSR
A UNIQUE Pollard & Sons electric tram was formally handed over to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IoWSR) on October 18 by Coun Dave
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