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WEBIsland Line closes again for more engineering work. The only National Rail line on the Isle of Wight will close again tomorrow, for a new engineers’ possession. The latest closure will mean no trains until 6 October, when the line will reopen between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin, but the pier section will remain closed until 4 May.
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WEBA plan for a new railway to replace the axed sections of HS2 to Crewe and Manchester is being published today by the mayors of the West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The proposal is for an 80km line between Lichfield and High Legh, which is near Warrington and just south of the M56 motorway. At this point it would join the Northern ...
King’s Speech confirms creation of Great British Railways
WEBJul 17, 2024 · HM the King has confirmed that Great British Railways will be created and private sector passenger operators nationalised. ‘Shadow’ Great British Railways to be set up straight away to start industry collaboration Three railway bills planned to allow public ownership, create full GBR, and look again at rail projects north of the West Midlands
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WEBThe only National Rail line on the Isle of Wight will close again tomorrow, for a new engineers’ possession. The latest closure will mean no trains until 6 October, when the line will reopen between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin, but the pier section will remain closed until 4 May. These latest closures are being described as essential in ...
Regulator approves £43.1 billion Network Rail budget
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Updated 09.30. Network Rail’s spending plans for Control Period 7, which begins in April, have been given the green light by the Office of Rail and Road.. The budget of £43.1 billion consists of £38.5 billion for England and Wales, and £4.6 billion for Scotland.
GBRf orders Stadler bi-mode Class 99 locomotives - Railnews
WEBApr 29, 2022 · A fleet of 30 bi-mode Class 99 locomotives has been ordered from Stadler for GB Railfreight, financed by Beacon Rail. Based on Stadler’s existing EURODUAL locomotives, the Co-Co Class 99s will be able to haul freight on electrified and non-electrified sections, using a high-power low-emissions Stage …
Operators call for large increase in rail freight - Railnews
WEBOct 12, 2022 · Operators call for large increase in rail freight. Train operators are calling for the volume of freight carried by rail to be trebled by 2050. The call has come from Rail Partners, which is a successor to the Rail Delivery Group and lobbies on behalf of the operators for the greatest possible amount of commercial freedom, now that franchises ...
Network Rail prepares for major changes as CP7 starts
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines is predicting that Control Period 7 will mean meeting the challenges of ‘climate change, train performance, industry revenue and reform’.. Control Period 7 began on 1 April, and this five year budget is expected to be the last for Network Rail in its present form, because NR is set to become Great British Railways within the next two or three years.
National Rail passenger numbers recover further - Railnews
WEBAug 25, 2022 · National Rail passenger numbers recover further. The number of passengers on National Rail reached 95 per cent of the pre-Covid level on one day earlier this month, and figures on other days were also above 90 per cent, according to the Department for Transport. The latest official statistics show that the peak was reached on 10 August, when it ...
Great British Railways back on track - Railnews
WEBFeb 8, 2023 · Transport secretary Mark Harper has promised to continue setting up the railway’s new ‘guiding mind’, Great British Railways. The process seemed to have stalled last year when plans to introduce the necessary legislation were put on hold, with the government saying that there was not enough Parliamentary time this session.