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Plenty of variety for early-season Weardale Railway diesel operations

27th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

The Weardale Railway (WR) heritage service began on March 23 and runs through to November 3.

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‘Holly’ and ‘Ivy’ speed up Whiteball Tunnel repairs

24th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

A THREE-WEEK closure of the West of England main line between Taunton and Exeter saw essential repairs made to two Victorian tunnels on the route.

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Lee Valley route capacity upgrades near completion

20th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

WORK to boost capacity on the Lee Valley route in north-east London is on schedule for completion by May 2019.  The £170million programme of work includes a third track between Stratford and the new station

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Modernisation plan edges forward on Seaford line

20th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

NETWORK Rail has replaced switches and crossings at Southerham Junction, near Lewes, which controls access to the Seaford branch.  New signalling equipment was also installed between Lewes and Seaford during the closure.  The work took

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Upgraded Lime Street is top station in Britain

20th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

LIVERPOOL’S recently upgraded Lime Street station is the highest rated of Britain’s major stations by passengers in the latest National Passenger Rail Survey.  Scoring a 93.8% satisfaction rating, Lime Street narrowly beat St Pancras International

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£13m refurbishment for Glasgow Clyde bridge

20th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

A TWO-YEAR, £13million renovation project is underway on one of Scotland’s busiest railway bridges.  The 200 metre-long Clyde Bridge on the approach to Glasgow Central is used by up to 1,300 trains every day, serving

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Major improvements at Dawlish to reduce sea wall disruption

6th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Network Rail has spent months compiling a detailed report on the options for the future of the famous sea wall railway at Dawlish.

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Bombardier to fit ETCS kit on Heathrow Express ‘387s’

2nd March 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

PORTERBROOK has signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation to fit ETCS digital signalling equipment to Great Western Railway Class 387 EMUs, which are being converted for Heathrow Express services. The investment by Porterbrook is valued

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Port operator criticises ‘short-sighted’ trans-Pennine route upgrade plans

27th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Freight, Network, News

PD Ports, which operates Teesport in Middlesbrough, has criticised the lack of provision for freight growth in Network Rail’s £3 billion trans-Pennine route upgrade. It called the decision to upgrade the 76-mile route between Leeds

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Mangapps expands its collectionwith former Network Rail Class 31s

27th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News

THE Mangapps Railway, Essex has acquired two former Network Rail Class 31s – Nos. 31105 (D5523) and 31233 (D5660). The privately owned railway has lost all of its big diesels of Classes 31, 33 and 47

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