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DfT minister tours British low-carbon trains with Network Rail at COP26

10 November 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Network, News
Trudy Harrison MP and Andrew Haines at COP26

Department for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.

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Electric freight trains mothballed due to soaring energy prices

14 October 2021 Shannon Butcher Electric, Freight, News

Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices.

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New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion

16 September 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News
Nine Elms station

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century.

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Anger as inquest jury rules that Croydon tram crash victims died accidentally

22 July 2021 Shannon Butcher Electric, Network, News

The families of Croydon tram crash victims have demanded a new inquest into their deaths after a jury concluded they died as a result of an accident and were not unlawfully killed.

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UK railway news roundup

16 July 2021 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Industrial, Network, News
Sadiq Khan

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

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Tyne and Wear Metro to enforce wearing face masks on services

15 July 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Metro, Network, News
Metro sign post

Passengers using the Tyne and Wear Metro must continue to wear face coverings when travelling on the system, unless they are exempt.

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No train operators will require masks in England from July 19

13 July 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News

No domestic train operators will require passengers to wear face coverings on services in England from July 19, according to industry bodies.

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Rail disruption due to train cracks to last ‘for a number of weeks’

10 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Network, News
Hitachi 800 class train

Disruption to rail services due to cracks in trains is expected to continue for weeks.

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More rail disruptions due to cracks found in Hitachi 800 trains

10 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Network, News
Hitachi 800 class train

Great Western Railway (GWR) and LNER services are being disrupted for a third day due to cracks in some Hitachi 800 trains.

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Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail

3 February 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Metro, News
Crossrail

A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.

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