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STOKE BIDS FOR STATION IMPROVEMENTS

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CLASS 60s FOR DCRAIL

Striking in blue: the third of four Class 60 locomotives introduced...

PROTESTS OVER PRM-TSI EXEMPTIONS

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EAST WEST RAIL AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT

In 2017, the National Infrastructure Commission produced a report...

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ScotRail seeks Fife Circle stock

SCOTRAIL HAS invited expressions of interest from suppliers to...

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EMR TAKES ON GREATER ANGLIA ‘156s’

EAST MIDLANDS Railway has introduced the first of nine Class...

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Innovation centre planned for Goole

A PLANNING application has been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire...

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SUMMER 2021 OPENING FOR ELIZABETH LINE

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Summer 2021 – that’s when Elizabeth Line train services through...

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Approval for Eastside Metro extension

Planning approval has been granted for the 1.7km Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro, linking Birmingham city centre with Digbeth.

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