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Category: Industrial

COP26: Network Rail and Porterbrook to showcase sustainable trains of the future

9 June 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News, World
HydroFLEX

Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

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Transport for London agrees third Government bailout worth £1.08bn

1 June 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News
TfL bailout

Transport for London (TfL) has agreed a third Government bailout to keep services running amid the collapse in demand for travel during the pandemic.

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Government announces £401m rail funding boost

26 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with new stations, faster journeys and more reliable services.

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Rail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’

26 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

Reforms to Britain’s railways will make train services cheaper and more punctual, MPs have heard.

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Premium economy service launched for rail travel

19 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

Three classes of travel are being offered on Britain’s domestic railway for the first time in decades.

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UK railway news roundup

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

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

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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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Avanti West Coast launch social media forum for disabled passengers

28 April 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

Avanti West Coast has become the UK’s first train operator to launch a dedicated social media forum for disabled passengers.

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Transport Secretary urged to electrify railways to meet carbon targets

22 April 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, News
Grant Shapps

More railway lines must be electrified if the UK is to meet its targets to cut carbon emissions, according to the rail industry.

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