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First Great Western introduces first rebuilt HSTs
Rebuilt Mk 3 High Speed Train vehicles are entering traffic with First Great Western, having been converted and renumbered at Wabtec Rail’s Kilmarnock facility.
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SNP intent on developing Scottish high-speed rail services
An independent Scotland will have high-speed rail as a key priority, according to the Scottish National Party
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Network Rail agrees to 20% cost reduction target in CP5
Some of the confirmed objectives that Network Rail has agreed with the Office of Rail Regulation, in the latter’s determination for Control Period 5
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Osborne non-committal on rolling stock for the North
Chancellor George Osborne declined to deliver any firm commitment on new or refurbished rolling stock for electrified lines in the North West of England
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Bombardier wins £1bn contract to build Crossrail fleet
The highly sought-after contract to build and maintain a fleet of trains for London’s Crossrail project has gone to Bombardier
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Thames Valley flooding adds to FGW weather woes
Passengers on First Great Western’s network suffered more misery at the hands of Mother Nature on February 11, after flooding caused severe delays
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Okehampton re-opening proposed as a secondary route
Calls have been made to re-open an alternative rail route through Devon that could act as a diversionary line if the main Sea Wall line is blocked
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MPs demand urgent rail investment in the South West
Politicians are urging the Government to invest in the railway in the South West.
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Storms bring the Dawlish Sea Wall crashing down
Ferocious storms punched an 80-metre hole in the Sea Wall at Dawlish on February 4, cutting off much of Devon and Cornwall from the national rail network
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First refurbished Networker back in traffic with FCC
The first refurbished Class 365 Networker entered traffic with First Capital Connect on January 16.
