Industrial

HS2 signs £2 billion deal to build UK’s fastest trains

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Sam Hewitt

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9 December 2021

HS2 has signed a £2 billion contract with manufacturers Hitachi and Alstom to build the fastest trains ever produced in the UK.
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Avanti West Coast updates website to aid disabled passengers

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Sam Hewitt

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8 December 2021

Avanti West Coast has modified its website to help disabled passengers. The firm said it made changes to ensure all […]
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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3 December 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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RIA survey reveals increasing confidence in rail as innovative sector

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Sam Hewitt

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2 December 2021

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published the results of a new survey which finds there is increasing confidence amongst rail professionals that the industry is innovative.
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Amazing Black Friday sales on all your favourite Railway titles at Classic Magazines!

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Shannon Butcher

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29 November 2021

It’s the time of the year you can’t ignore even if you tried – the Black Friday Classic Magazines sale is upon us all and it’s here for the week!
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Penalties for rail fare dodgers to rise to £100

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Sam Hewitt

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25 November 2021

Penalties for dodging rail fares in England and Wales will be increased to £100, the Government has announced.
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PM talks up ‘moral mission’ to level up as he defends scaling back rail upgrades

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Shannon Butcher

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22 November 2021

Boris Johnson said he has a “moral mission” to level up in the face of criticism of the Government’s decision to scale back rail upgrades.
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Passenger trains to run on Dartmoor Line for first time in 50 years

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Sam Hewitt

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17 November 2021

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will dispatch the first passenger train to run on the Dartmoor Line for over 50 years.
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Contactless ticketing at 700 railway stations to ‘level up’ the North

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Sam Hewitt

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17 November 2021

Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
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No 10 says rail links still priority but eastern leg of HS2 set to be scrapped

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Shannon Butcher

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16 November 2021

Improving rail links in the North and Midlands is an “absolute priority” for Boris Johnson, Downing Street insisted in the face of mounting anger about plans to scrap key projects.
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