News - Page 302
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RAIL Features
RAIL ARCHIVE: RAIL 798 features
A selection of features from RAIL 798 (April 13 - 26 2016)
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MTR withdraws from race for West Midlands franchise
MTR has withdrawn from bidding for the new West Midlands franchise.
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Task Force delays publication of demands for South West
Publication of the Peninsula Rail Task Force’s 20-year plan on the needs for the South West has been postponed until after the summer.
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Perry: stock procurement remains a matter for operators
Procurement and evaluation of rolling stock is a matter for the private operators, “as it has been since privatisation” says Rail Minister Claire Perry.
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New ‘Pop up’ depot to serve construction market and remove lorries from roads
DB Cargo and Cemex open ‘pop-up’ depot at Warrington, designed to serve the North West construction market. reduce number of HGVs in the High Peak area.
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Glos-Warks extension bid: share offer reaches halfway mark
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has reached halfway in its share issue plan to raise £1.25 million to extend the line to Broadway.
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Higher demand for public transport in European Union
Study by International Association of Public Transport (UITP) reveals 57.9 billion journeys were made on public transport in the European Union in 2014.
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HS2 construction will inform West Coast Main Line capacity
Construction of Phase 1 of HS2 will allow rail industry to evaluate how capacity freed up on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line should be used.
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EU vote: ESG Rail Elaine Greenwood's view
I believe that leaving the EU would be detrimental to our economy and our European trade, potentially also damaging our research and innovation
