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Anti-HS2 protesters vandalise Department for Transport offices
The Metropolitan Police said that two people had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
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East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross fast approaching
Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrade to the East Coast Main Line, the largest investment into the historic route in a generation.
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Union petitions for emergency funding for Eurostar
Rail unions are stepping up their campaign for financial help to secure the future of Eurostar, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New sea wall at Dawlish protecting tracks from storms
A new sea wall at Dawlish is protecting the section of railway track that was washed away seven years ago in devastating storms, according to Network Rail.
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UK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail
A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.
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Shapps: HS2 will be critical ‘unless humans can teleport themselves’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told a Transport Select Committee that the HS2 project will be vital for enabling people to meet each other unless teleportation becomes a reality.
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Short history of the ‘most flexible of all’ Type 3
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company’s Type 3, better known as the Class 33, or simply the ‘Crompton’. Mark Nicholls recounts the type’s history.
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UK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Euston tunnel protest: HS2 protesters evicted from London park
Bailiffs from HS2 have started to evict protesters from Euston Square Gardens after they dug tunnels and set up a makeshift camp in opposition to the high speed rail project.
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