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Outrage as Swiss trainmaker Stadler awarded contract for Tyne and Wear Metro [subscription]

Days before Britain leaves the European Union, the Department for Transport has spent £337 million of taxpayers’ money for new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro to be built overseas.

D-Day for Northern Rail as decision to be made on future of failing service

A decision by The Department for Transport is expected to be announced today

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

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  • Sustained success for LNER passenger satisfactionLondon North Eastern Railway (LNER) has once again secured one of the highest scores for a long-distance train company as part of the latest National Rail Passenger Survey results revealed today.

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  • Journeys to be planned down to the minute as open data revitalises bus use across EnglandBus passengers across England will soon be able to plan their journeys down to the minute thanks to a pioneering project to share bus data. Buses Minister Baroness Vere has announced a huge project to standardise and openly publish information from operators, which will enable bus users to plan routes, understand costs in advance and predict bus arrival times. Information on timetables will be available from early 2020, followed by location and fares data during 2021, encouraging more people to choose buses by making them easier to use than ever - improving connectivity for communities and bo...
  • North-east rail revolution begins with Beeching reversal and fund for new trains across Tyne and WearA major investment package into new trains, the re-opening of closed routes and new upgrades for stations was unveiled by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris in Newcastle (28 January 2020), with passengers across the north-east set to see significant rail improvements. The Department for Transport is investing £1.5 million in Northumberland County Council’s project to re-open the Ashington-Blyth-Tyne line to passenger services. Closed during the Beeching cuts, this funding places the project at the front of a new nationwide drive to re-open former rail routes, through a £500 m...

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  • Talgo brings first vehicle to UK“I hope that it is not long before we see the next generation of Talgo’s products built in the UK,” the company’s President Carlos de Palacio announced at the handover of a vehicle to Chesterfield Borough Council on January 28.

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