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Lord Adonis hits out at HS2 review
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The Government’s decision to review the HS2 rail project has been branded “bizarre” by a former transport secretary.
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Next stop for Silver Link Publishing… Mortons Books
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Mortons Media Group is delighted to announce its acquisition of renowned rail, maritime, road transport and biography book publisher Silver Link Publishing.
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Sweet news for HS2 ‘sugar cube’
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THE first major structure to be built at Euston as part of HS2 has received planning permission from the London Borough of Camden. The eye-catching London Underground (LU) ventilation shaft and substation –nicknamed the ‘sugar cube’ – will be covered with more than 13,000 glazed white terracotta tiles, drawing inspiration from historic LU stations,…
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Hornby Hobbies launches pop-up shop at London St Pancras
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Hornby Hobbies has opened a pop-up shop at London St Pancras International train station, which will be trading until Christmas.
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Your Gallery | ‘Alice’ – Bala Lake North Wales
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Lady Carol Grice has sent in this photograph at Bala Lake Heritage Steam Railway, with a touching tribute.
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“Game-changer” HS2 proposals could slash rail journey times
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Journey times between major Midlands cities and Leeds could be slashed under proposals for part of the HS2 project.
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Freightliner owner Genesee & Wyoming sold for $8.4billion
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By Keith Fender CANADIAN investors Brookfield Infrastructure and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have bought Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), which owns Freightliner, for US $8.4billion. The deal is subject to shareholder and government approvals, and should be completed in 2020. G&W has grown from one short freight line in the USA in the late-1970s to…
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MP’s electrification call as Northern marks Class 195s switch on Windermere branch
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By Tony Miles EVERY Northern service to and from Windermere is now operated by new Class 195 units, with the transition being marked at Windermere station on August 21. Services to Windermere and Barrow-in-Furness became the first to be worked by then new CAF DMUs in July, and with additional sets now in Northern’s operational…
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East Midlands franchise taken over by Abellio
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AUGUST 18 saw the take over of the East Midland franchise by Abellio, with the brand name East Midlands Railway replacing East Midlands Trains (EMT), the Stagecoach brand. EMT had run services since November 2007 Abellio formally launched the franchise and new brand in Derby the following day, unveiling reliveried ‘Meridian’ set No. 222104 in a…
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Torrential rain and landslips closes West Highland line
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SCOTLAND’S West Highland line was closed on August 4 after heavy rain caused serious landslips at Glen Falloch, south of Crianlarich, which left the track in mid-air. There was also a ballast washout near Tyndrum Lower, with heavy rain flooding the line at Arrochar. After Network Rail had carried out a detailed geo-technical and aerial…
