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Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 140
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DB delivers record mail train improvements
DB Schenker claims a record improvement in operational performance with 96.3% of mail trains arriving at their destination within ten minutes of the schedule.
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Whip aerial caused January Channel Tunnel fire
An over-height whip aerial on a lorry “almost certainly” caused an electrical arc that led to a fire in the UK portal of the Channel Tunnel on January 17.
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Crossrail Flyover takes shape
Work on Stockley Flyover in London is moving closer to completion, with the final concrete beam to support its second ramp fitted six weeks ahead of schedule.
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Mixed responses on Shaw report
Labour has slammed the Shaw Review’s scoping document, with Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood promising to oppose any privatisation of Network Rail.
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Network Rail opens Rugby ROC
The £22 million Rugby Rail Operating Centre (ROC) was officially opened on November 11 by Michael Stokes, the leader of Rugby Borough Council.
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AGA awards for station adopters
More than 100 station adopters from across the Abellio Greater Anglia network joined the celebrations at AGA’s Station Adopter Awards in mid-November.
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First wires erected on Great Western
Network Rail has installed the first mile of overhead wires on the Great Western Main Line (GWML).
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PAC questions role of Office of Rail and Road
The Public Accounts Committee questioned the role of the ORR, with PAC member Nigel Mills asking ORR Chief Executive Richard Price why the regulator was needed.
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Carne opposes five-year funding cycle for big projects
NR's Mark Carne told the PAC “there is no doubt at all in my view” that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.
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Great Western electrification could be TWO years late
Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.
