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Cambrian line growth

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Service improvements on the scenic mid-Wales route are paying off...

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First ‘803’ bodyshells arrive

BODYSHELLS FOR the first Hitachi Class 803 unit...

New chair for NCB

NETWORK CERTIFICATION Body has appointed Neil Hannah as Chairman...

Weardale enters new ownership

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Who knew? Even while the last issue was being printed, the world began to change...

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Operators reduce timetables

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TRAIN OPERATING companies began reducing services...

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Trafford Park Metrolink line opens

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DESPITE THE developing coronavirus situation, the Manchester Metrolink extension to the intu Trafford Centre opened...

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Rotterdam capacity boost

P&O FERRIES has doubled rail capacity at its Europoort...

INFORMED SOURCES: COVID-19 emergency support up to £900m a month

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On 23 March Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced...

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