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HEX ‘332s’ HEADING FOR SCRAP AS ‘387S’ IMMINENT

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New chief for BTP

People THE BRITISH Transport Police Authority (BTPA)...

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SEPTEMBER DATE FOR RAILTEX

In Business MACK BROOKS Exhibitions has announced new...

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BR Design Panel

ALAN WILLIAMS

It was really good to see Network Rail Chairman Sir Peter Hendy...

ALAN WILLIAMS
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DLR ENHANCEMENTS APPROVED

AUTHORITY TO enhance Docklands Light Railway services courtesy...

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Far North line clarification

THE FRIENDS of the Far North Line have asked us to clarify the...

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CLASS 67 FUELLED BY VEGETABLE OIL

DB CARGO UK is experimenting with the use of Hydro-treated Vegetable...

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Subway job for Freyssinet

FREYSSINET HAS been awarded a contract by Strathclyde Partnership...

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FAREWELL TO ‘385s’

Informed Sources Roger Ford

ScotRail’s Hitachi EMUs make their final appearance in the...

Informed Sources Roger Ford
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