Built Environment Committee call for strategy on rail fare reform
The Built Environment Committee has written to the Rail Minister to call for the Government to set out a strategy for rail fare reform....
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rodneypitt9
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26
Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines to get a...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Grant Shapps Calls a Halt to Railway Heritage Vandalism
Victorian railway bridges that were due to be filled in with concrete in an act previously decried as “cultural vandalism” will be...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Future of Oxfordshire rail network mapped out in new study
A new study highlighting future opportunities to expand Oxfordshire’s railway and help deliver economic growth to the region was...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
National Strategy to Boost Accessibility for Disabled Passengers – A Start at Reading
Disabled passengers will have better access to public transport and a bigger say in how they travel, under a new strategy which will...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Wales Office minister opposed to HS2 being reclassified as an ‘England only’ project
Wales Office minister David Davies doesn’t believe that Wales should receive any Barnett formula funding for HS2. The Monmouth MP rejects...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Network Rail Budget Slashed Again
The budget for rail enhancements has been reduced by another £500M, as the government again delays the publication of an updated...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
British class 66 to trial hydrogen-bio gas combination
TRIALS using a Freightliner class 66 locomotive powered by diesel, biogas and hydrogen will begin this month and last nine months. The...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 14, 2021
- 4 min
Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee
Wales will not benefit from HS2 and it should be classified as an England-only project so that Wales’s “Victorian” rail infrastructure...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Brand new rail tech to ‘pandemic proof’ train travel
A virtual reality immersive journey planning app for trains and stations could soon make journeys easier by reducing passenger anxiety...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres
High-speed parcel deliveries will soon be made by rail to satisfy a growing demand for faster freight. Network Rail and distribution firm...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Rail Electrification Plan Needed, DfT Told by the PAC
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Draw Up a Rail Electrification Plan, DfT Told
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been told to draw up a rail electrification plan before the end of the year or risk jeopardising...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
MPS PUBLISH SCATHING REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF RAIL
The Department for Transport (DfT) “has neither the necessary urgency nor appreciates the scale of the challenge ahead” about the future...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Graffiti hotspots tidied up in major cleaning blitz on the railway
Communities across the south west are to benefit from a tidier, cleaner-looking railway following a spring clean of graffiti-affected...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Prime Minister’s delight as Carbis Bay station sign returned to former glory
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a new Carbis Bay station sign on Thursday 10 June, while at the G& Conference, almost 70 years...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Rail regulator begins rail infrastructure planning for 2024-2029
The Office of Rail and Road has launched the process for determining the funding needed for Britain’s rail network from 2024-2029. The...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
"Dragons' Den" Approach to lowering Pollution levels
Online ‘Dragon’s Den’ presentations have been used to identify ten ways for rail freight companies to reduce their carbon footprint. The...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Next train to Depart Will be the 1872...
According to the Office For Rail and Road, the latest travel statistics do not make happy reading: · Lowest levels of annual passenger...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Ministerial support for electrification
Goring and Streatley showing electrification and new footbridge The Government is to back a rolling programme of electrification as part...
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