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Roof topped out as Bank upgrade passes halfway stage
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WORK to upgrade Bank Tube station passed a milestone in early September when the roof over the new entrance on Cannon Street was topped out. This entrance will provide direct access to the Northern Line and connect to the Central Line via a moving walkway. The major project is just over halfway complete, and is…
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Antique violin worth £250,000 left on train in London
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A professional musician has said it was “devastating” to lose his antique violin worth £250,000 after he left it on a train.
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Railway Review: Unions hope for recommendation to replace “failed” franchise system
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Unions hope an official review of the railway industry will recommend replacing the “failed” franchise system amid criticism of the way the industry operates.
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Hitachi ruled out of Tyne & Wear bid?
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Hitachi is no longer in the running to build the next generation of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro
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UK Railway News Round-up
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This week, we cover leading politicians who think passengers should be compensated for travelling on Pacer trains plus the government support reversing the Beeching cuts.
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Rail punctuality hits 14-year low but compensation payments fall
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Department for Transport data show Britain’s train companies paid out £79 million in total during this financial year, down 2.1% on the previous 12 months.
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Endangered crayfish rescued during Cumbria viaduct work
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WORK to reinforce a 173-year-old railway viaduct is helping to protect endangered crayfish in Cumbria. The Grade-II listed Docker Garths Viaduct, on the West Coast Main Line at Lambrigg, is currently being reinforced to repair damage from water erosion, at a cost of £750,000. Work includes the diversion of the Flodder Beck river to allow…
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Government supports reversing Beeching railway closures
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Many small stations and railway lines closed under the Beeching cuts of the 1960s should be reopened, according to the Transport Secretary.
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Expansion work at Leeds station this weekend
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Platform 0 is expected to come into use in 2021.
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Heaton Park seeks expansion to display second-generation Manchester ‘T-68’ tram
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THE story of the pioneering role played by Manchester’s Metrolink in the revival of modern tramways in the UK is to form a major part of a proposed expansion of the Heaton Park Tramway. The plans are centred on the Manchester Transport Museum Society’s (MTMS) preserved AnsaldoBreda ‘T-68’ articulated tram No. 1007 East Lancashire Railway, which…
