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Network Rail helps building group open new freight yard
At a site in West London, Network Rail has been supporting a construction firm to open a new freight yard next to its existing aggregates base.
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HS2 to sell spare telecoms capacity to improve rural broadband
Analysis by HS2 suggests that thousands of properties along the route of the high-speed line could gain access to ultrafast broadband using spare data capacity sold to broadband providers.
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Stadler has just weeks to find reuses for Glasgow subway cars
Up to a dozen redundant Glasgow Subway ‘Clockwork Orange’ cars could be reused as holiday accommodation, a school classroom, and even a private sauna.
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Huge ‘vacuum cleaners’ cut ballast replacement time
Network Rail engineering teams are deploying industrial-sized ballast excavators on the West Coast main line on four successive weekends in August as part of track upgrades through Stoke-on-Trent.
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Varamis confirms interest in Royal Mail Class 325s
Open Access freight operator Varamis Rail has said it would be interesting in looking at taking on the soon-to-be-redundant Royal Mail Class 325 units.
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2,500 Ukrainian Railway workers kitted out thanks to ‘Kit for Kyiv’ campaign
Supported by RAIL Magazine, the British rail industry has launched the "Kit for Kyiv" campaign through an initiative set up by Rail Partners.
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Scotland’s Railway sets five priority targets for climate action
Network Rail and ScotRail, under the Scotland’s Railway partnership, have published their Climate Action Plan for 2024-2029, setting out what they intend to deliver over the next five years to help address the climate crisis and to be prepared for further action in the future.
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Cornish signal box saved from demolition
The historic Par signal box in Cornwall has been saved from demolition and will be given a new life as a training facility.
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Opinion
Opinion: public ownership, staffing levels and pay awards
Service cuts illustrate the pitfalls of public control, says our industry insider.
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Iarnród Éireann to upgrade manned crossings on Dublin-Cork line
The green light has been given for Iarnród Éireann to upgrade or replace seven manned crossings on a 24km (15-mile) stretch of the Dublin to Cork line.
