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Hitachi unveils first UK built commuter train at Newton Aycliffe facility
Hitachi will unveil its first ever UK-built commuter train which was built at the firm's Newton Aycliffe site.
New £48 billion funding for Britain’s railways
Railway investment to boost reliability and punctuality, for major upgrades and for new, faster, more comfortable trains.
Oxford will be first British city to ban all polluting vehicles [Subscription]
Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from the centre of Oxford under plans to create Britain’s first “zero-emission zone”.
Speculation grows about Network Rail funding
THE government is expected to reveal details of its delayed Statement of Funds Available for railway maintenance and enhancements between 2019 and 2024 by the end of the week. Network Rail is waiting to see which projects could be restarted, after a cull of electrification schemes which was prompted by sharply rising costs. Both the Office of Rail and Road and NR now need to know where they stand, because several crucial budget landmarks will fall in 2018. Network Rail CEO Mark Carne has already said that he wants more private sector investment in the railway, and fair contributions from thir...
Thursday, 12 October 2017
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- Hitachi unveils first UK built commuter train at Newton Aycliffe facilityHitachi will unveil its first ever UK-built commuter train which was built at the firm's Newton Aycliffe site.
Department for Transport
- New £48 billion funding for Britain’s railwaysRailway investment to boost reliability and punctuality, for major upgrades and for new, faster, more comfortable trains.
Mail Online
- The government ploughs £4.2bn of taxpayers' money into Britain's railways, new figures reveal The government ploughed £4.2billion of taxpayers' money into the railway industry in the past year, new figures reveal. And it has poured £839million into the controversial HS2 railway link alone, new numbers reveal.
Birmingham Post
- London Midland loses rail franchise: We put YOUR questions to new operator We ask West Midlands Trains so of the key questions which commuters will want to know two months ahead of service launch
London Evening Standard
- 'Chaos' at Euston Station after trespassers on track cause all lines to be suspendedHuge crowds have been left stranded at Euston Station after all lines were suspended due to trespassers on the track.
- Transport bosses scramble to upgrade all ticket machines to stop taking old £1 coinsTransport bosses were today scrambling to upgrade ticket machines to accept the new £1 coins before the old ones become worthless.
Other Regional Press
- Network Rail to consider plans to reopen the Newton Abbot to Heathfield railway lineA campaign to reopen a disused railway line is gathering steam as Network Rail will consider a proposal to bring back into use the Teign Valley line.
- 'Clunky, heavy, slow and smelly' - New trains set to run though Leicester blastedThey've been put forward after the electrification of the Midland Mainline was cancelled
Rail Technology Magazine
- UTG: Rail investment 'high value for money'Investment in the regional rail network can represent “high value for money” as well as providing “transformative benefits” to surrounding areas, a report from the Urban Transport Group (UTG) has concluded. The new study aimed to solidify arguments around rail investments...
- State-of-the-art signal work set to start in West YorkshireWork to upgrade signalling in West Yorkshire to a new state-of-the-art system will begin on 28 October. The operations are part of the Great North Rail Project and represent phase two of a three phase plan which will change all the signalling in the area from traditional lineside signal boxes to...
- RIA: rail finance figures for 2016-17 represent 'big opportunity'The RIA have today stated that the latest ORR annual statistical report indicates a “big opportunity” for suppliers. The report shows that while government funding was down 12.6% compared to 2015-16, private investment had a real-term increase of 13.2% to £925m. This figure...
Railnews
- Speculation grows about Network Rail funding THE government is expected to reveal details of its delayed Statement of Funds Available for railway maintenance and enhancements between 2019 and 2024 by the end of the week. Network Rail is waiting to see which projects could be restarted, after a cull of electrification schemes which was prompted by sharply rising costs. Both the Office of Rail and Road and NR now need to know where they stand, because several crucial budget landmarks will fall in 2018. Network Rail CEO Mark Carne has already said that he wants more private sector investment in the railway, and fair contributions from thir...
Other News Sources
- Anger over rail plans for bonfireTHE decision to stop people going to Lewes Bonfire by closing railway stations has been condemned by an MP.
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