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- Coronavirus: Snowdon Mountain Railway to reopen after lockdownAll aboard as the train up Wales' highest peak will resume on Friday - but it won't go to the top.
Birmingham Post
- 18 railway lines axed by Beeching could be reopenedThe bids are being considered under proposals to reverse cuts to the railways made in the 1960s
Bucks Free Press
- Near-miss between Chiltern Railways train and Tube train at Chalfont and LatimerAn investigation has been launched after a Chiltern Railways train apparently went through a red signal - resulting in a near-miss with a Tube train.
- Chiltern Railways voted the best by passengersPassengers have once again ranked Chiltern Railways as the best operator for journeys between London and the West Midlands and Oxford in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS).
Peterborough Telegraph
- Metro Mayor says restoring the heavy rail link between Wisbech and Cambridge would be practicable and provide value for moneyMetro Mayor, James Palmer has said restoring the heavy rail link between Wisbech and Cambridge would be practicable and provide real value for money.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- New TfL Commissioner inspects work to ensure transport network is cleaner than ever and keeps Londoners safeAs shops, pubs, restaurants and other venues begin to open across London as lockdown restrictions are gradually eased, Transport for London’s (TfL’s) new Commissioner - Andy Byford - today saw some of the new measures underway to make the transport network cleaner than ever. Having just taken the helm of London’s transport network, Byford joined the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to see deep cleaning work taking place at Southwark station ahead of its reopening on Monday. They saw some of the huge range of cleaning and hygiene measures that have been intr...
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfN: New Director for Integrated and Smart Travel programme Transport for the North have today (July 10th) announced the appointment of Jeremy Acklam as the new Director for its Integrated and Smart Travel (IST) programme. Jeremy joins TfN with a strong track record working in the smart travel sector. Most notably he co-led the development and launch of...
- New TfL Commissioner inspects cleaning efforts Today (July 10th), Transport for London’s (TfL’s) new Commissioner, Andy Byford, saw some of the new measures underway to make the transport network cleaner than ever. Byford was joined by Deputy Mayor for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to the work taking place at Southwark...
Railnews
- Office of National Statistics may ˜renationalise™ train operators The debts of train operating companies may be moved to the public sector balance sheet, effectively ˜renationalising™ the businesses, following the introduction of emergency support by the Department for Transport.
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