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Hardware hamstrings ECML 2022 timetable plans
■ Deferral recommended to May 2023
■ Azuma crack repair timescale still unknown
■ Grid supply upgrade delay
■ £1.2bn enhancements waiting
Trackwatch - September 2021
A digest of the main changes on Network Rail, London Underground and Northern Ireland Railways infrastructure during June 2021
TRU blockade concludes
A 16-day blockade of the railway east of Manchester Victoria concluded on 16 August.
Rail emissions fell during pandemic
Emissions from trains across Britain fell to their lowest level on record in 2020-21, according to Office of Rail and Road data.
Freight train collides with tractor
A freight train has struck a tractor at a level crossing between March and Whittlesea, closing the line between Ely and Peterborough.
Installation of OLE begins in the Valleys
Construction of Core Valley Lines (CVL) overhead electrification equipment commenced on 26 July, when the first piles for masts were installed on the Aberdare branch.
Impasse over Manchester timetable changes
Dispute over proposed Option B+ timetable for December 2022
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