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Kirby: HS2 has made “real progress”
HS2 Ltd says that while many challenges remain, the project is on track to deliver its strategic scope and be constructed to budget.
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HS2’s impact on the conventional network
HS2 will have a major impact on the existing rail system, says the National Audit Office.
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HS2 must meet target for Royal Assent
HS2 is on target to achieve Royal Assent by December, which the NAO describes as a “significant achievement” for one of biggest bills ever considered.
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HS2 costs exceed funding - but savings could go below budget
HS2 Phase 1 costs exceed available funding, according to National Audit Office. But, if all predicted cost savings are made, it could come in under budget.
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Extra capacity a key element of Oxfordshire rail strategy
Council leaders in Oxfordshire have been asked to approve the county’s new rail strategy, which sets out the local authority’s objectives for the coming years.
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S&C rail services run to Armathwaite
Northern’s truncated services from Leeds to Carlisle began running further north to Armathwaite yesterday.
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Chester-Runcorn service over Halton Curve extended
Northern has agreed to extend the Saturday-only service between Chester and Runcorn via the Halton Curve on July 16.
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Fleet
GBRf wants more '73s', but plans on hold
More Class 73s could be rebuilt for GB Railfreight, but the company says while it would like to have more, there is not currently the work for them.
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Verster hits out at RMT over Scottish strikes campaign
ScotRail Managing Director says the RMT is “trying to cynically rope ScotRail into a national campaign” over the extension of driver control of train doors.
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WCR fined £200k for safety failings
West Coast Railway Company is fined following prosecution brought by the ORR for the signal passed at danger near Wootton Bassett on March 7 2015
