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RAILNEWS

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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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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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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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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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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18 January 2016
New stations open in West Midlands

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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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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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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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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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9 August 2016
News points: Tuesday 9 August 2016

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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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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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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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23 March 2017
Midland Metro concession not to be awarded again

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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 Queen’s Speech

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3 July 2017
Franchising timetable slips again

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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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10 August 2017
Abellio wins West Midlands franchise

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10 August 2017
RMT voices new staffing concerns

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

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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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16 April 2018
Seven new West Midlands stations could help Games

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1 May 2018
Council to probe why station opening was delayed

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

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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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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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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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12 February 2019
Government ’fully supports’ HS2

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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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23 April 2019
Vivarail’s D-Train enters service

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23 May 2019
Delayed Aventras start running on London Overground

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10 June 2019
Fourth HS2 rolling stock bidder revealed

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17 July 2019
17 July: news in brief

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30 July 2019
30 July: news in brief

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6 August 2019
6 August: news in brief

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3 September 2019
HS2 to cost more and take longer

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17 September 2019
£26m to rescue Island Line

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8 October 2019
8 October: news in brief

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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

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16 November 2019
Season of industrial action starts

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21 November 2019
21 November: news in brief

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16 December 2019
16 December: news in brief

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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

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

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27 January 2020
Northern franchise likely to end within days

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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

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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

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7 April 2020
7 April: news in brief

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14 April 2020
14 April: news in brief

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6 May 2020
6 May: news in brief

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7 May 2020
7 May: news in brief

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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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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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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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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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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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14 May 2021
First of new West Midlands trams arrives

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16 July 2021
Heathrow Express to insist on facemasks

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5 August 2021
HS2 Bill for Crewe to Manchester expected soon

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who does what: the industry matrix
Rail unveiled 1712-1944

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310 Operators: West Midlands Trains




320 Stations: Birmingham International


320 Stations: Birmingham Moor Street


320 Stations: Birmingham New Street




320 Stations: Birmingham Snow Hill


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320 Stations: Coventry Arena


320 Stations: Leighton Buzzard


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320 Stations: Watford Junction


320 Stations: Worcester Foregate Street


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