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27 January 2015
Thameslink is back on track


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4 February 2015
Snow Hill station could be rebuilt


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5 February 2015
Watford work cancelled because of landslip


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17 February 2015
Harbury line now set to be closed until April


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4 March 2015
Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early


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6 March 2015
Bold plans revealed for more northern electrification


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13 March 2015
Landslip line reopens three weeks early


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19 March 2015
130m tram route decision announced


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20 March 2015
Major rail investment plans for North unveiled


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9 April 2015
Government rules out North Cotswold Line upgrade


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30 April 2015
New joint venture to bid for 900m HS2 work


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5 May 2015
Railfreight must match road sector innovation


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11 May 2015
New Whitehall transport team to be named


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20 May 2015
Train companies publish national strike plans


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21 May 2015
London Overground set to be hit by strike


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16 June 2015
Minister signals possible return of parcels by train


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6 July 2015
Governments robust rejection of Lords HS2 criticisms


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7 July 2015
Rail industry mourns 'unrivalled' spokesman


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21 July 2015
CrossCountry train damaged by empty car


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14 August 2015
Final bow for last original Midland Metro tram


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4 September 2015
European Commission under fire for refusing railfreight grant


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18 September 2015
DfT demands 'Norwich in 90' from next Anglia operator


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20 September 2015
Birmingham New Street opens its doors


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29 September 2015
Labour conference confirms plans for rail re-nationalisation


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30 September 2015
Dismay as electrification plans are un-paused but delayed by four years


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2 October 2015
Passenger growth continues and North/South gap widens


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5 October 2015
Rail campaigners welcome news of National Infrastructure Commission


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7 October 2015
Centro reveals details of Midland Metro changeover


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19 October 2015
Sweet flavour for East Midlands Trains relaunch


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3 November 2015
Boost for Bombardier as more 387s are ordered


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16 November 2015
Suspected vandalism disrupts West Midlands trains


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18 November 2015
Storm Barney disrupts trains in West Midlands


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19 November 2015
Major Midland Metro expansion plans unveiled


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19 November 2015
Royal opening for Birmingham New Street


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23 November 2015
30,000 reward for conviction of signal cable arsonists


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3 December 2015
London Midland wins franchise extension


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6 December 2015
Trams return to streets of Birmingham


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14 December 2015
New stations and routes mark timetable changes


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18 January 2016
New stations open in West Midlands


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6 April 2016
West Coast overhead line damage probe continues


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7 April 2016
West Midlands shortlist announced


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14 April 2016
New railfreight hub proposed for West Midlands


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18 April 2016
Repeated attacks by rail cable thieves trigger appeal


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3 May 2016
Network Rail celebrates May Day successes


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9 May 2016
Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges


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10 May 2016
West Coast franchise consultation launched


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18 May 2016
No trams to New Street just yet


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31 May 2016
Birmingham New Street tram extension opens


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22 June 2016
MTR withdraws from West Midlands franchise bid


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28 June 2016
Route changes on the way for HS2 in South Yorkshire


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12 July 2016
New station opens at Bromsgrove


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14 July 2016
Cabinet reshuffle: Patrick McLoughlin leaves DfT


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22 July 2016
New transport secretary reaffirms case for HS2


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25 July 2016
Converted Underground train could be running soon


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1 August 2016
London Midland and Transport for West Midlands sign deal


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2 August 2016
Midland Main Line disrupted by bridge collapse


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3 August 2016
Inquiry launched after Midland Main Line bridge collapse


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9 August 2016
News points: Tuesday 9 August 2016


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12 August 2016
RMT announces Bank Holiday strike on VT East Coast


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13 September 2016
Passionate DfT minister launches major railfreight strategy


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14 September 2016
New chairman for Derby-based rail forum


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12 October 2016
HS2 'needed more than ever'


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13 October 2016
Delay compensation threshold halved to 15 minutes


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15 November 2016
HS2 Phase 2 plans are a shot in arm for economy


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23 November 2016
Funding for East West rail and Digital Railway


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6 December 2016
Grayling urges an end to rail maintenance confrontation


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10 January 2017
Funding for D-Train trial withdrawn after engine fire


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17 January 2017
Mitsui to own 40% of Greater Anglia franchise


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17 January 2017
New gloomy rail survey figures prompt calls for devolution or nationalisation


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13 February 2017
Italian purchase of c2c franchise confirmed


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23 February 2017
Green light for launch of HS2


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23 February 2017
HS2 Bill receives Royal Assent


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1 March 2017
Three shortlisted for East Midlands franchise


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23 March 2017
Midland Metro concession not to be awarded again


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3 April 2017
Hundreds celebrate reopening of Ilkeston station


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3 April 2017
Tyne & Wear Metro renationalised


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14 June 2017
Tram passengers give thumbs up in survey


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21 June 2017
HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech


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3 July 2017
Franchising timetable slips again


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4 July 2017
Tram-train project costs have soared


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17 July 2017
HS2 Phase 2 plans revealed


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17 July 2017
Major HS2 decisions due


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17 July 2017
West Midlands award slips back again


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20 July 2017
DfT scraps electrification schemes


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10 August 2017
Abellio wins West Midlands franchise


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10 August 2017
RMT voices new staffing concerns


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10 August 2017
Trenitalia backs out of South Eastern contest


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16 August 2017
Platforms reopen after Waterloo derailment


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21 August 2017
Trains return after Ely freight derailment


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15 September 2017
Fire halts services from London Euston


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15 September 2017
London Euston services return after fire


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13 October 2017
Network Rails public funding limits revealed


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17 October 2017
Bombardier, CAF to build trains for West Midlands


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2 November 2017
HS2 rolling stock bidders named


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13 November 2017
New West Midlands managing director named


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22 November 2017
More funding for city regions in Autumn Budget


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29 November 2017
Grayling report sets out new vision for rail


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6 December 2017
Kenilworth station delay is beyond disappointing


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11 December 2017
Chilly start for new West Midlands franchise


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12 January 2018
Major fire closes Nottingham station


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15 January 2018
Nottingham station fire is treated as arson


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7 February 2018
Chris Grayling faces dilemma over Virgin East Coast


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1 March 2018
Wintry weather closed Paddington


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16 April 2018
Seven new West Midlands stations could help Games


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24 April 2018
First/Trenitalia back away from East Midlands


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1 May 2018
Council to probe why station opening was delayed


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18 May 2018
East Coast: now the post-mortem begins


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25 June 2018
East Coast rebranding costing 8m


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28 June 2018
MPs want cancelled electrification schemes rescued


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3 July 2018
Senior Conservatives discuss scrapping HS2


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4 July 2018
Bombardier, Hitachi join forces for HS2 train bid


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10 July 2018
Operators keen not to repeat painful lessons of May


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6 August 2018
HS2 needs 43bn invested in related transport links


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16 August 2018
Tractor blocks East Coast Main Line


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3 September 2018
HS2 delayed, while critics plan alternative transport schemes


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5 September 2018
Major franchising shake-up could be on the way


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14 September 2018
Intercity Express failure stranded 400 passengers


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28 September 2018
New app for passengers with disabilities is tested


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1 October 2018
Boris Johnson under fire over anti-HS2 remarks


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2 October 2018
Compensation for train delays to be boosted again


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9 October 2018
New HS2 station designs are unveiled


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24 October 2018
Brexit-busting rail freight terminal extension opens


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30 October 2018
West Midlands D-Trains delayed by technical issues


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19 November 2018
Most likely causes of rail growth unveiled in report


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14 December 2018
Vivarail moves ahead with battery deal


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15 January 2019
New 30-year West Midlands rail plan unveiled


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16 January 2019
TfL pushing hard to get new trains for Barking line


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23 January 2019
HS2 has wrong name and inadequate budget, says former chairman


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24 January 2019
HS2 must be completed in full, say business leaders


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30 January 2019
Network Rail awards contracts worth 5bn


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5 February 2019
World Class Old Oak Common images unveiled by HS2


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12 February 2019
Government fully supports HS2


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5 March 2019
Welcome for extension of Midland electrification


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11 March 2019
New train deliveries remain stalled as passengers wait


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8 April 2019
Open access operators near top of complaints list


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10 April 2019
Franchise ban for Stagecoach: Abellio wins East Midlands


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11 April 2019
Franchises face growing pensions pressure


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12 April 2019
RMT threatens strikes and MPs protest as pensions row goes on


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15 April 2019
Stagecoach demands full and transparent explanation over pensions ruling


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16 April 2019
DfT franchise pensions statement now awaited


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17 April 2019
DfT response to Stagecoach vague and incomplete


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23 April 2019
Vivarails D-Train enters service


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29 April 2019
SNCF may challenge Chris Grayling in court over pensions row


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2 May 2019
Branson says franchise competitions should be cancelled


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8 May 2019
Stagecoach to sue DfT over franchise bid rejection


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12 May 2019
Now DB sues Grayling as well


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14 May 2019
HS2 alternatives report is fantasy and fiction


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16 May 2019
HS2 has fundamental flaws says Lords committee


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20 May 2019
New timetables get first rush hour test


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23 May 2019
Delayed Aventras start running on London Overground


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24 May 2019
West Coast bidders start legal action against DfT


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3 June 2019
Arriva takes franchise leak claim to court


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7 June 2019
Changes signalled for HS2 route in North


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7 June 2019
Southeastern deal unresolved as deadline approaches


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10 June 2019
10 June: news in brief

11.40 update
Scrapping HS2 would be madMcLoughlin
Disruption kept quiet
Dawlish update


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10 June 2019
Fourth HS2 rolling stock bidder revealed


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17 June 2019
17 June: news in brief


Arriva bidders
Open access proposal for Wales
Borders electrification
Electrification needed to meet zero emissions goal


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26 June 2019
Stagecoach to stop running trains


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28 June 2019
RMT prepares for national rail strike ballot over pensions


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5 July 2019
5 July: news in brief


RMT announces strikes on East Midlands Trains
Chris Grayling in misunderstanding row
Tests underway on first Bombardier train for Great Anglia
Land for Crossrail 2 should be safeguarded
Only First Class will do


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11 July 2019
11 July: news in brief


New HS2 report insists project is essential
Track worker killed by train was probably fatigued
Network Rail to invest 70m in new track safety initiative
Branson says rail franchising is a real mess
No progress in Underground pay talks
Shuttle traffic falls back amid political uncertainty
New 64m railway research centre for Leeds
Are you sitting comfortably?


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11 July 2019
DfT hints that franchising is reaching the end of the line


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17 July 2019
17 July: news in brief


Govia Thameslink Railway fined 1 million after passenger was killed
Three Saturday strikes set to go ahead on East Midlands
Union wins recognition on Elizabeth Line
HS2 petitions invited after Crewe section Bill passes Third Reading


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19 July 2019
19 July: news in brief


East Midlands strike set to go ahead tomorrow
Underground line wifi to be upgraded


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19 July 2019
Arriva sues government for 200m over rejected East Midlands bid


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24 July 2019
Chris Grayling reaches the end of the line


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25 July 2019
Hot weather disrupts services and triggers warning


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30 July 2019
30 July: news in brief


RAIB reports near miss on Welsh line
Trains disrupted in Birmingham
Virgin Trains handed out 50,000 bottles of water


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31 July 2019
31 July: news in brief


Fourth strike called on East Midlands Trains
Hitachi Rail UK wins 400m East Midlands fleet order
More strikes called on Merseyrail


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1 August 2019
1 August: news in brief


CrossCountry latest to be hit by industrial action
East Midlands Trains vows to go out on a high


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5 August 2019
5 August: news in brief


High Court refuses to reject claims from frustrated franchise bidders


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6 August 2019
6 August: news in brief


Second station funding boost for West Midlands


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7 August 2019
South Eastern franchise competition cancelled


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8 August 2019
New pressure on DfT after franchise competition was cancelled


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18 August 2019
Abellio takes over on Midland Main Line


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20 August 2019
20 August: news in brief


Franchising is set to continue according to industry chief


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23 August 2019
23 August: news in brief


Further HS2 rethink reported


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3 September 2019
HS2 to cost more and take longer


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12 September 2019
Prime Minister urged to support 3.5bn Midlands rail plan


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17 September 2019
26m to rescue Island Line


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8 October 2019
8 October: news in brief


Protests following HS2 scrapping reports
New Merseyrail train under test in Germany
Thomas Cook employees could transfer to railway
More trams for West Midlands Metro


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11 October 2019
Rumours grow over future of HS2


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16 October 2019
16 October: news in brief


Northern leaders say Oakervee HS2 review is causing significant damage


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12 November 2019
Peak rail fares could soar unless HS2 is built, says leaked report


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16 November 2019
Season of industrial action starts


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21 November 2019
21 November: news in brief


Mayor says HS2 needs a new name and new look
Pictures of new Birmingham station are published


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16 December 2019
16 December: news in brief


Driver dies at Tyseley depot
Conwy Valley branch reopens


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5 January 2020
Storm breaks after Berkeley publishes his HS2 review


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9 January 2020
Franchising crisis deepens as West Midlands joins the doubtful list


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14 January 2020
14 January: news in brief


Chaudhry-van der Velde to leave troubled West Midlands
New vehicle-carrying contract for DRS
London Waterloo keeps top spot as busiest station


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15 January 2020
Union threatens national rail strike as pensions row flares


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16 January 2020
Doubts grow over future of HS2 between London and Birmingham


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20 January 2020
Rejected franchise claims move to High Court as firms sue DfT


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21 January 2020
21 January: news in brief


Network Rail put on warning over poor performance


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21 January 2020
Arriva settles legal dispute with DfT over East Midlands franchise


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21 January 2020
Shapps calls more information ahead of HS2 decision


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24 January 2020
HS2 still faces significant risks, says Audit Office report


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27 January 2020
Northern franchise likely to end within days


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29 January 2020
Scrapping HS2 would cause 30 years of delays


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5 March 2020
Train operators rally to help Flybe passengers and staff


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18 March 2020
Timetables trimmed as travel falls away in virus emergency


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2 April 2020
2 April: news in brief


Further train service reductions ahead
Merseyrail reverses evening trains decision


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2 April 2020
Freight operators set to strengthen trains


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6 April 2020
6 April: news in brief


West Midlands Railway axes trains
Yorkshire consultation extended
GWR helps with home learning


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7 April 2020
7 April: news in brief


Watchdog calls for clarity over season ticket refunds


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14 April 2020
14 April: news in brief


RMTs Steve Hedley faces probe after Boris remark
Train services restored after tree damage
Naturalist to continue HS2 challenge
HS2 work to restart at Euston


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6 May 2020
6 May: news in brief


Rail freight hub gets green light in face of protests
Weather-damaged line due to reopen at end of month
c2c managing director to retire
Station plans are lawful
Grand Central launches survey as part of plans to return


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7 May 2020
7 May: news in brief


Tunnel shuttle vehicle numbers fell sharply in April
Pandemic will cause permanent changes
Manchester staff thank NHS
Help for hungry from East Midlands Railway


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15 June 2020
Green light for revived West Midlands passenger service


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16 June 2020
Vivarail confirms expansion after borrowing 1.5m


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30 June 2020
More trains will run next week as restrictions ease


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2 July 2020
Overhead line suppliers sought for HS2 in 300m deal


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3 July 2020
Open access comes out on top in National Rail survey


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15 July 2020
New scheme for Midlands to improve rail links to Birmingham Airport


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20 July 2020
New plan for south west railways unveiled


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14 September 2020
Network Rail signals end of the line for diesel trains


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8 October 2020
Depot where driver was killed operating at or beyond capacity


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8 October 2020
HS2 eastern spur to Leeds in doubt


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22 October 2020
More cash for trams and light rail in England


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23 October 2020
Bridge problems block Warwickshire railway


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4 November 2020
Train services set to keep going during English lockdown


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5 November 2020
Claims that HS2 costs are soaring are baseless says DfT


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11 November 2020
Serious disruption at Sheffield after freight derailment


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12 November 2020
Sheffield derailment disruption set to continue


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15 December 2020
Anger in Midlands as report downgrades HS2 eastern leg


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12 January 2021
Eastern leg of HS2 is critical, government told


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13 January 2021
Alstom urges closing of green gaps in British urban transport


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19 January 2021
More timetables trimmed to match lockdown travel bans


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21 January 2021
1.7 billion boost for Bombardier in Derby


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11 February 2021
Birmingham-Crewe section of HS2 set for Royal Assent


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2 March 2021
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans submitted on eve of Budget


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15 March 2021
DfT to open new offices in Midlands and North


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4 May 2021
RMT to stage 24-hour strikes on East Midlands Railway


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14 May 2021
First of new West Midlands trams arrives


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26 May 2021
TransPennine Upgrade moves forward with further funding


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21 June 2021
Northern Powerhouse Rail faces axe, claims report


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16 July 2021
Heathrow Express to insist on facemasks


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26 July 2021
Train operators slash timetables as staff self-isolate


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5 August 2021
HS2 Bill for Crewe to Manchester expected soon


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5 August 2021
Industrial disruption grows as more strikes are called


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20 August 2021
Two injuries and 'significant' damage in crossing crash


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23 August 2021
Concern grows about HS2 eastern leg


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27 August 2021
RMT threatens national industrial action over service cuts


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