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HS2 protests contribute to £800m fresh ‘cost pressures’
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Anti-HS2 protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to the project facing new “cost pressures” of £800 million, the Government has announced.
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Duchess of Cornwall backs Rail to Refuge scheme extension
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The Duchess of Cornwall has expressed her support for the extension of the Rail to Refuge scheme, which offers free train travel for people fleeing abusive relationships.
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Network Rail to protect great crested newts during upgrade scheme
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Network Rail has revealed that rare great crested newts will be protected during its major railway engineering project.
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MPs call for rolling programme of rail electrification projects to cut carbon
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The Commons’ Transport Select Committee (TSC) called on the Government to take action “as soon as possible” to help the UK bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Transport for London agrees bailout extension with UK government
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Transport for London (TfL) has accepted the Government’s offer to extend its bailout by seven weeks, despite calling for a long-term deal.
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Pioneers of steam power celebrated in ‘Before Rocket’
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When most people think about the birth of the steam locomotive, they think of Robert Stephenson’s famous Rocket – but that engine followed more than 20 years of development during the late Georgian era.
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Public transport usage ‘won’t be the same’ after lockdown is eased
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Rail passenger numbers have been hit, currently standing at just 21% of normal following a recovery to 43% in September last year.
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Dartmoor Line services to return for first time in half a century
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Regular passenger services will return on a largely disused Dartmoor Line later this year as part of Government plans to reverse the Beeching cuts.
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Stonehaven: Report calls for more drones to inspect rail lines
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Network Rail should make more use of drones and helicopters to inspect the railway, an investigation launched after the Stonehaven crash has found.
