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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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Helicopter footage reveals Storm Christoph impact on railway
Network Rail’s helicopter team is surveying the railway as flood waters recede across the North West after Storm Christoph.
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UK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Ministers accused of failing to get a grip on ‘ballooning costs’ of HS2
Ministers have been accused of failing to “get a grip” on the “ballooning costs” for HS2.
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