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PM sets out £4.7bn ‘local transport fund’ plans for redirected HS2 funds

February 26, 2024
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Rishi Sunak has set plans for how transport funding redirected from the Government’s axed HS2 plans will be shared across regional councils as he holds […]

Great British Railways prepares for freight growth target

Simon Walton
February 26, 2024
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The UK Government freight growth target, aimed at almost doubling overall volume by 2050, will help unlock demand to move more goods by rail. That’s the view of the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), the management already in place to oversee the move from the existing infrastructure agency, Network Rail, to a new overarching […]

Kent: Emergency work to repair a landslip at Newington will mean buses replace trains between Gillingham and Sittingbourne until Monday 4 March

February 26, 2024
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The railway line between Rainham and Sittingbourne will remain closed for at least the next seven days to allow Network Rail engineers to stabilise a […]

A Mysterious Encounter: The 406th Battalion’s UFO Sighting Over Ukraine

LUFOS
February 25, 2024
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Intriguing UFO sighting by 406th Battalion captured on drone over Ukraine. 17-sec video stirs debate on aerial mysteries. #UFOs #UkraineSighting
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100-day countdown to Levenmouth rail return begins

February 25, 2024
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With 100 days to go until the return of rail services to Levenmouth, Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop today (Friday, February 23) switched on […]

Major upgrades to the railway in the north east to result in changes to services in March

February 24, 2024
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Network Rail engineers will be carrying out major upgrades to the East Coast Main Line between York and Newcastle in March, resulting in some changes […]

Work to reopen West Yorkshire railway line progressing following landslip

February 24, 2024
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Network Rail teams are making progress in their efforts to reopen the railway line through Baildon after a landslip caused it to close in early […]

New lease of life for Henley-in-Arden station as Network Rail’s chair Lord Peter Hendy opens new community space

February 24, 2024
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Yesterday (Thursday 22 February), representatives from the Railway Heritage Trust, Henley-in-Arden Parish Council, West Midlands Railway, Friends of the Shakespeare Line and Friends of Henley […]

Vehicles to be diverted as £5.5m Thornliebank road bridge replacement begins in April

February 24, 2024
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Thornliebank road bridge will be replaced as the next phase of work begins to electrify the railway corridor between East Kilbride and Glasgow.

Not The Best Start: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5’s Teething Problems

Guest authors
February 23, 2024
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The facility cost more than 4 billion but got off to a bad start.