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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.
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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.
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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.
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East Coast Main Line increases power supply with £216m contract
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The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network, bolstered by a £216.2m contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.
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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.
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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.
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Colour scheme for new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro fleet revealed
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Nexus has revealed the colourful design for Tyne and Wear Metro’s new £362 million train fleet.
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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.
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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.
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GTR and Porterbrook announce £55 million fleet modernisation programme
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Enhancements range from real-time passenger information screens and USB/power points to high-tech on-board operation systems.
