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Capacity fears as private operators apply for access
A total of 85 separate applications have been lodged to launch new rail services or extend existing ones.
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Grand Central Class 180 reaches 125mph in ETCS test on ECML
Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System, having reached 125mph during main-line tests in August.
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Bargain tickets on Marston Vale Line
London Northwestern Railway has extended its £1 ticket offer on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford until November.
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Type 5s star on charity charter
Five Type 5 freight locomotives from GB Railfreight and Cappagh starred on a Branch Line Society charter from Derby to Hove and back on August 3.
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Rail unions call for removal of profit motive
Britain’s trade union movement has called on the Labour government to expand publicly-owned freight operations and end the “profiteering” of rolling stock ownership companies.
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Charity charter celebrates Drax’s 50th anniversary
A series of charter trains ran over two days on August 17/18, raising more than £30,000 for charity to commemorate 50 years of Drax Power Station.
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Prize donors for Railway Children charity auction
Businesses invited to donate prizes to the Railway Ball Auction, in support of the Railway Children charity.
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Something for everyone on LSL North-West charter
Locomotive Services Limited, through its InterCity brand, ran the first muti-traction tour using all preserved former BR heritage locomotives on August 10.
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Class 08s and ‘09’ on the move
Preserved 08888 has gone on hire at Wolverton Works, replacing 09009.
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HS2 marks completion of UK's largest rail bridge
A historic milestone has been reached in the ongoing construction of HS2. On September 5, contractors working on the Colne Valley viaduct in South Hertfordshire successfully lowered the final deck segment into place, solidifying its position as the longest rail bridge in the United Kingdom.
