Rail Express
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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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PREVIEW: April issue of Rail Express magazine
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If you’d like to read this latest issue of Rail Express magazine, then you can download the digital version, order the print magazine, or better yet take out a subscription for the best value offers.
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ScotRail: Rail services to be nationalised when Abellio contract ends
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The ScotRail rail franchise will be nationalised from 2022, the Scottish Government has announced.
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Passenger train converted into COVID-19 testing station for staff
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A passenger train has been converted into a rapid lateral flow COVID-19 testing station for railway staff.
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Rail closures planned on first weekend after stay-at-home order lifts
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Rail services will be disrupted by engineering work just days after England’s stay-at-home order is lifted.
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Railway line reopens after ‘environmental disaster’ averted
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A railway line has reopened following a six-month operation to avert “total environmental disaster”, Network Rail said.
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No plan to detect track fault that caused train derailment – report
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Network Rail failed to devise a plan to detect the track failure which led to a train derailment despite previous incidents, investigators said.
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Network Rail invest millions into Chiltern main line improvements
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Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thousands of rail staff to be trained to help disabled passengers
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Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained in understanding disabled passengers’ needs, according to the rail regulator.
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PM under fire for claiming Transport for North budget not cut by 40%
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to set the record straight after claiming there has not been a 40% cut to Transport for the North’s budget.
