News - Page 27
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GTR offers in-app season tickets
New apps from Govia Thameslink Railway now allow commuters to buy and store season tickets on their smartphones for Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services.
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AV Dawson buys freight yard as Network Rail sells land packages
Port of Middlesbrough owner and operator AV Dawson has been granted clearance to take ownership of the railway goods yard.
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Opinion
Analysis: will nationalisation best serve rail passengers?
Nationalisation is Labour’s special word for change in the way Britain’s railways are run, but what will it really mean? Howard Johnston investigates.
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Crossrail 2 route still to be safeguarded
Talks to secure the long-term security of the proposed Crossrail 2 north-south route across London are continuing.
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Southern Integrated Delivery awards civils and engineering contracts
Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) has awarded 15 suppliers a ten-year framework contract to deliver buildings and civil engineering works across the region as part of its ambitious renewals programme, spanning across both Control Period 7 (CP7) and Control Period 8 (CP8).
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Transport UK report marks successful first year of trading
Transport UK (TUK) has marked its first year of trading by publishing its “Year in Rail report”.
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Balfour Beatty starts work on new £10.5m wheel lathe facility
Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on a state-of-the-art £10.5 million wheel lathe facility in Holyhead.
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Opinion
Opinion: Train drivers' pay and impediments to recovery
Outdated working practices remain in train driver pay offer, says our Industry Insider.
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Irish Rail awards twin-tracking contract in Cork region
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has awarded a €29.5 million contract to BAM Civil Ltd to double-track the 10-kilometre railway line between Glounthaune and Midleton, to the east of Cork.
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Transport Secretary launches rail reform era
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has unveiled the first steps to setting up the new body responsible for the country’s rail network - Great British Railways (GBR).
