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  • Rail industry reacts to end of rail franchising

    Rail industry reacts to end of rail franchising

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    The rail industry has reacted to the government’s announcement of an end to rail franchising in a major shake-up for the rail network.

  • Public consultation opens for Ely rail capacity

    Public consultation opens for Ely rail capacity

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    Network Rail have opened their first round of public consultation for proposals to upgrade the railway in and around Ely and will run for six weeks.

  • Rail franchising ‘ended’ as Covid support extended

    Rail franchising ‘ended’ as Covid support extended

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    The government has announced an end to rail franchising in a major shake-up for the rail network.

  • COVID-19 heroes to be honoured with their names on GWR trains

    COVID-19 heroes to be honoured with their names on GWR trains

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    Community heroes who selflessly helped others during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic will have their names added to the side of Great Western Railway trains in the coming weeks.

  • Network Rail and Highways England publish New Station Guidance

    Network Rail and Highways England publish New Station Guidance

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    Network Rail and Highways England publish joint document to improve development of parkway stations and help communities access the places most important to them.

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK rail network. Here’s this week’s round-up.

  • HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone

    HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone

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    HS2 has passed a major milestone at the high speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the temporary pre-cast factory which will produce wall sections for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels.

  • Grant Shapps calls for crackdown on graffiti across UK railway

    Grant Shapps calls for crackdown on graffiti across UK railway

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    Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK’s rail network.

  • Network Rail publish decarbonisation strategy by 2050

    Network Rail publish decarbonisation strategy by 2050

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    Network Rail has outlined its vision to decarbonise thousands of miles of rail lines across the UK by 2050.

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    This week, Grand Central scraps plans for a North West route between Blackpool and London due to COVID-19. Plus, a report into the Stonehaven derailment raises questions over the UK railway’s response to climate change.


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