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Northern Powerhouse Rail final route to be agreed this month
Transport for the North (TfN) is nearing a decision on its preferred Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network, with the final route to be agreed within weeks.
Transport for Wales celebrates fleet performance
Transport for Wales is delighted to confirm that it has hit fleet availability targets every day for more than a year.
Friday, 05 February 2021
BBC News
- Dawlish sea wall on storm-hit track is 'success'A new sea wall is protecting a railway track which was destroyed in a fierce storm say rail chiefs.
Birmingham Mail
- Hedgehogs could halt HS2 depot works in Solihull until they are moved 'by hand’Concern "temporary" scheme could operate for 10 year
Bristol Live
- Major improvements to Bristol and Bath railway path announcedSeveral changes are being planned
Sheffield Star
- Sheffield set for boost after 'substantial' improvement to rail services to LondonEast Midlands Trains announced trains would be faster, earlier, later and more frequent following a campaign which united the city.
Other Regional Press
- Major improvements due on scenic Whitby to Middlesbrough rail lineNetwork Rail is upgrading sections of track on the Esk Valley line, which date back to the 1940s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers travelling between Whitby and Middlesbrough.
Train Operators
- Northern’s train refurbishment nears completionNorthern’s path to transforming its network and improving its trains has reached a significant milestone. The final train (158861) to enter the company’s refurbishment programme has arrived at Arriva Train Care in Crewe. And, in just a few weeks, all Northern trains will have been upgraded.
New Civil Engineer
- Scaling back Euston exacerbates HS2 eastern leg ‘limitations’, transport group claimsExisting “limitations” of the eastern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) are “exacerbated” by plans to scale back Euston Station, according to a report by transport thinktank Greengauge 21.
- Northern Powerhouse Rail final route to be agreed this monthTransport for the North (TfN) is nearing a decision on its preferred Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network, with the final route to be agreed within weeks.
Rail Advent
- £1.4m Merseyside railway upgrade completedWork on a major railway bridge in St Helens, Merseyside has been completed by Network Rail.
Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]
- Transport for Wales celebrates fleet performanceTransport for Wales is delighted to confirm that it has hit fleet availability targets every day for more than a year.
Other News Sources
- Souther Rail to introduce reduced timetable in weeks SOUTHERN rail has announced a reduced Covid timetable that will impact travellers across the county.
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