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GBRf modified ‘73’ set for March testing after major rebuild
The first of five rebuilt Class 73s for GB Railfreight should be ready for testing in March, and is planned to be on the main line by the end of April
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Network
Siemens reveals design of long-awaited Thameslink ‘700s’
The shape of the trains that will provide an 80% peak capacity increase on the overcrowded Thameslink London ‘core’ route has finally been unveiled
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Supreme Court throws out anti-HS2 objections - again!
Anti-HS2 protestors have been dealt a final blow after the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed their appeals relating to the planning of the new high-speed line
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Network
GBRf spends £50m on new Class 66/7s and Class 92s
Twenty-one brand new Class 66/7s have been ordered by GB Railfreight, with delivery beginning in July
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Network
Crossrail tunnelling two-thirds complete
By January 9, Crossrail tunnel boring machines had dug a total of 28km (171/2 miles), making almost two-thirds of the total tunnelling now complete
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Network
Simpson resigns from post of NR’s Scottish route MD
David Simpson, Network Rail Route Managing Director for Scotland, has resigned.
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Network
Higgins urges rail industry to “engage” with HS2
New chairman of HS2 Ltd Sir David Higgins has set out his priorities, on day one of his new job.
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Network
UK rail network battered again by severe storms
The south of England and the Cumbrian coast bore the most visible scars of the storms that battered the UK over Christmas and early 2014.
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Fleet
HNRC to supply Class 47s for new GBRf contracts
Three Class 47s are to be hired by GB Railfreight for three specific duties
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UK Rail Leasing’s in-demand ‘56s’ set for overhauls
Thirteen of the 15 Class 56s owned by UK Rail Leasing are likely to be overhauled, with the company revealing to RAIL that there is a demand for the locomotives
