News - Page 16
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300 jobs under threat as Wabtec Doncaster to close
News was broken in an address to staff on February 7.
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Class 379 Electrostars begin new duties on Great Northern services
First service involving Class 379s ran from London King's Cross on Tuesday February 10.
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TfL conducts internal investigation after death of passenger at Stratford station
RAIB report highlighted concerns of operator distraction after passenger on tracks was killed.
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Northern outlines plans for Wigan-Bolton route once OLE is commissioned
Overhead wires have been switched on with further testing needed before electric-powered passenger services can run.
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More HST power cars sold, moved and scrapped
A pair of Class 43s have been scrapped, while others are being moved around and sold.
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Work to restore Portishead passenger services set to start this summer – hopes of 2027 opening
Deal agreed to allow final £30 million needed to restore passenger services to the branch for the first time since 1964.
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Eurostar reinstates direct Amsterdam-London services after eight-month gap
Direct services into the UK resumed on February 10 after work at Amsterdam Centraal made pre-boarding checks possible.
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Industry workshop advances policies on stranded trains after lengthy waits
Office of Rail and Road and Transport Focus convened staff from train operators and Network Rail.
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DfT opposes eight out of nine open access applications citing revenue and performance concerns
Department for Transport said several did not meet the abstraction threshold, and raised several other concerns.
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DB Cargo urges policy tweaks to boost Channel Tunnel freight
Freight operators will be charged less in the next control period on HS1, but operators says more could be done.
