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There has been speculation a £1bn contract for three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships could go abroad.
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Train companies are failing to tell passengers that they have bought tickets on services that are no longer running.
Fury as new £1billion tunnel under the Thames finally gets the green light after 13 years
The Silvertown Tunnel was first proposed in 2005 to help ease the burden on the Blackwall Tunnel, and was backed by Boris Johnson in 2008 and his successor as London Mayor, Sadiq Khan.
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- Jim Meade to take the reins at Irish Rail (Subscription)Irish Rail has appointed Jim Meade, its director of train operations, as its new chief executive.
- Passengers buy tickets for axed train services (Subscription)Train companies are failing to tell passengers that they have bought tickets on services that are no longer running.
City AM
- Homeowners near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by new taxPeople living near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by a new tax, under proposals being considered by Transport for London (TfL).
Mail Online
- Families accuse steam railway of trying to grab their farm land for £7million project Locals are trying to prevent a heritage railway line being extended by two miles from Bodiam to Robertsbridge amid accusations of bullying and environmental vandalism.
Bolton News
- Full train service in Bolton will not start until December FULL service on the trains will not return until December it has been revealed.The electrification upgrades to the Bolton lines have caused disruption and the project has been delayed by two years.
- More train strike actionUNION bosses have confirmed another round of train strikes will take place later this month.
Northern Echo
- Strike-hit Northern 'should be stripped' of franchise, MPs sayMPs have called on the Government to consider stripping transport giant Arriva of the Northern rail franchise.
The York Press
- Northern welcome for digital rail revolutionPLANS for a massive digital modernisation of the Transpennine railway route through York has been welcomed by Transport for the North, a regional partnership of civic and business leaders.
Bucks Free Press
- Village road closed for the foreseeable future amid HS2 concerns A village road looks set to be closed for the foreseeable future amid concern from the community about the effect HS2 will have on residents living there.
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- Production signed off for Hitachi Hull train order Hull Trains has released details of new trains scheduled to enter service from December 2019.A 60m investment will see the open access operator replace its current fleet with Hitachi built...
- DfT sounds out Heathrow southern rail link agents The Department for Transport has begun the process to find companies who could deliver a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.A Prior Information Notice has been published in the Official...
- 1bn London Bridge Thameslink rebuild completed London Bridge station has been formally reopened by The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, following a 1bn rebuild.The five year redevelopment scheme, most of which has been completed with the...
- Final consultation round on updated WRAtH proposal Network Rail has begun a new round of consultation on the western rail link to Heathrow Airport as it prepares to apply for a Development Consent Order.After consultations on the scheme in 2015 and...
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