News - Page 162
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Williams-Shapps: industry seeks certainty and action
The team charged with establishing the new Great British Railways is submitting advice to Government before the summer recess
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Turbostar-based HybridFLEX launch
Britain’s first hybrid train was formally launched on July 21
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Anglian track and crossings renewed
Network Rail says it has renewed 36 miles of track and 20 level crossings across its Anglia region over the past 12 months, to improve reliability.
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Birmingham tech lab formally opens
Paul Plummer has been appointed Professor of Railway Strategy at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education
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Ambitious carbon strategy for Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group has set out an ambitious strategy to lead the transport industry in carbon reduction by cutting its emissions by 75% by 2035
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Call for better rail accessibility
Accessibility features, both physically in railway stations and online, “often feel like a bolted-on afterthought and are therefore not always fully functional”
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ScotRail Highland Explorer service launches
ScotRail’s new Highland Explorer service was launched on July 19 for tourists and local commuters using the famously picturesque West Highland Line
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ORR authorises Merseyrail ‘777s’
Merseyrail’s 52 Class 777 trains have been authorised for passenger use by the Office of Rail and Road.
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COVID ‘pingdemic’ forces Metropolitan Line closure
The Metropolitan Line was forced to close on July 17 because so many workers were self-isolating
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Minister visits hydrogen project
Arcola Energy’s scheme to convert an electric multiple unit to run on hydrogen has reached the halfway point