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The GNGE: Joint line renaissance

… There was another major milestone, but that’s not attracted the same level of attention. I’m talking about the completion of the £280 million rebuilding of the 86-mile GNGE ‘joint’ line which runs from Werrington (just north of Peterborough) through Spalding, Sleaford, Lincoln and Gainsborough, reconnecting with the East Coast Main Line at Doncaster.

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  • Germanwings crash: pilot locked out of plane's cockpit, say reportsNew York Times and AFP news agency say evidence from cockpit voice recorder suggests pilot left before flight 4U9525’s descent and could not get back inEvidence from a cockpit voice recorder recovered from the Germanwings flight 4U9525 that crashed on Tuesday suggests that one pilot left the cockpit before the plane’s descent and was unable to get back in, according to two separate reports.French air accident investigators say they have extracted a recording that contains “voices and sounds†from the cockpit of the plane before it crashed in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board. Continue ...

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  • HS2 will not help North BILLIONS of pounds earmarked for the HS2 high-speed rail project would be better spent on faster routes across the Pennines, peers have suggested.

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  • Crossrail 2 safeguarding updatedThe Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL) have published revised safeguarding plans for the proposed Crossrail 2 route following a public consultation. While some key areas between Hackney and Chelsea have been protected from conflicting development since 1991, the suggested route has been changed several times to better serve the city’s changing transport needs. Minor changes have been made at Wandsworth Common, Chelsea, Soho Square and Angel in light of concerns highlighted during the consultation. There will also be a new tunnel entrance at Tottenham Hale, ...

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