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Weekend engineering work to affect CrossCountry services

February 9, 2024
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Passengers are being advised about changes to weekend trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway while major HS2 work takes place in the Nechells […]

Advance notice to passengers about Bolton station lift work

February 9, 2024
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Passengers are being advised about work next month to replace the lifts at Bolton station.

Three TRU apprentices in running for major rail industry awards

February 9, 2024
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TRU apprentices Oliver Cann, Bethany Draper and Asher Thomas have all received nominations for the 2024 Young Rail Professionals Awards.

From the archive: Leeds and its railways

February 9, 2024
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A detailed look at Leeds and its railways by S P Thompson from The Railway Magazine, July 1915. Leeds, the sixth largest city in England, […]

Great Western Railway develop charger which charges train batteries in under 4 minutes

February 9, 2024
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A rapid charger for battery-powered trains has been developed in an effort to help decarbonise Britain’s railways. Great Western Railway Great Western Railway (GWR) said […]

Number of TRU rail apprenticeships in North Yorkshire continues to grow

February 8, 2024
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has so far taken on 52 apprentices in North Yorkshire, who have been involved in some of the project’s biggest […]

NEXT WEEK: Signalling upgrades on the railway between Reading, Bracknell and Gatwick Airport mean that customers should check before they travel over the February half term

February 8, 2024
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Railway reliability upgrades by Network Rail will mean the closure of the railway between Reading, Bracknell and Gatwick Airport next week – with buses replacing […]

Major engineering work at Keadby sliding bridge means train service changes in February

February 8, 2024
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Network Rail engineers will be carrying out an extensive programme of engineering work at Keadby sliding bridge, near Scunthorpe, which will result in changes to […]

Temporary closure of West Highland Line will enable essential upgrades

February 8, 2024
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Network Rail has announced that a section of the West Highland Line between Crianlarich and Fort William/Mallaig will be closed for nine days in March.

Freight figures in billion pound Teesside transport plan

Simon Walton
February 7, 2024
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The predominantly industrial community of Teesside in the northeast of England is set for a significant transport upgrade. The region will benefit from projects that boost air, sea, road and rail connectivity. Rail freight operations in the heavily industrialised area feature in several of the infrastructure enhancements. A one billion pound (1.16bn euros) programme of […]