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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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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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ISSUE 260 ON SALE NOW!
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Returning Can Pac to the Alps, Churnet Valley lays first stretch in 48 hours, plus we cover the Belles of St Trinian’s! Issue 260 has got the lot, including a secret underground unmasked in Covent Garden!
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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…
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TMS marks six decades of operations at Crich museum
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THE Tramway Museum Society (TMS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the museum in the old Cliff Quarry at Crich in 1959 with a special celebratory weekend on September 21-22. One of the star attractions was the return of 1914-built Blackpool & Fleetwood Electric Tramroad ‘Box’ car No. 40 after its summer loan to…
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A1 Steam Locomotive Trust celebrates No. 60163 Tornado anniversary
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It’s 25 years since the construction of 101mph Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado.
