Headline News Thameslink 24tph timetable delayed until December 2018, Ordsall Chord completed, Autumn Budget promises more money for railways in English regions, five shortlisted for HS2 train contract, Diesel Brake Tender launched, SNCF ‘Orient-Express’ visits
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Headline News Bombardier and CAF to build new West Midlands trains, GWR Class 800 debut, HS2 could force closure of Toton depot, £48bn funding for Network Rail CP6, Siemens and Alstom to merge, RM Class
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Headline News 100mph Pacifics united for Barrow Hill Roundhouse reopening, Edinburgh-Glasgow wiring complete, South Yorkshire tram-train carries first passengers, Talgo to bid for British train contracts, Eurostar starts Amsterdam tests, first ‘refreshed’ Virgin ‘Pendolino’ unveiled,
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Headline News Abellio/JR East joint venture wins West Midlands franchise, Signalling delays mar successful Waterloo upgrade, Six new stations for England and Wales, Heritage Lottery Fund chairman to reopen refurbished Barrow Hill roundhouse, Caledonian Sleeper
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Headline News Government cancels three electrification schemes in favour of bi-mode trains, £6.6bn HS2 contracts awarded and Phase 2b routes confirmed, Vandals attack NYMR Gresley teak set, Two new high-speed lines open in France, Mail
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Headline News Bombardier wins South Western EMU order, Gibb report on Southern crisis finally published, HM Queen christens GWR Class 800, Clun Castle back in one piece, Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification delayed again, West Coast and
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Headline News Bombardier wins South Western EMU order, Gibb report on Southern crisis finally published, HM Queen christens GWR Class 800, Clun Castle back in one piece, Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification delayed again, West Coast
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Headline News First generation railcar era ends as Chiltern ‘Bubblecars’ retire, armed police on UK trains after Manchester attack, work starts on East Coast IEP fleet, Alstom offers new EMU for UK market, Eurostar extends
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Headline News Tornado becomes first 100mph British steam loco for 50 years; ECML ‘Four Trains’ event draws the crowds; Settle-Carlisle line reopens after 13 months of repairs; Clun Castle to debut at Tyseley’s June open
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Headline News Stagecoach loses SWT after 21 years; four generations of ECML traction to side-by-side in Yorkshire this month; Public Accounts Committee criticises Network Rail and DfT handling of GW route modernisation; work starts on
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