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007stuart

29-07-2015 11:56

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New bridge rolls into place

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/...ements-project

denphone

03-09-2015 18:33

Hitachi opens Newton Aycliffe rolling stock plant.

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/b...ock-plant.html

Borders-to-Edinburgh railway opens as longest UK line in century.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-34108746

Excellent.:)

All aboard for the Top 10 most crowded trains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34195309

She obviously has not read up on the terrible performance of Railtrack which collapsed in 2001 and thus the state had to then run it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34276868

l thought this was very nice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34333684

Virgin Trains to start automatic compensation for train delays from today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34424729

Children under 11 to travel for free in London from the 2nd January.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34791332

heero_yuy

20-11-2015 09:10

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Network Rail has ‘lost its grip’ on projects like the Manchester-Leeds electrification - and it’s costing the taxpayer.

That’s the damning conclusion from the Committee of Public Accounts, appointed by the House of Commons to probe how public cash is spent.

The TransPennine electrification was ‘paused’ after an original budget of £260m escalated to what experts claim could have been £600m following Network Rail ‘failings’.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced it was back on track last month following an M.E.N campaign - and there is now a 2024 completion date. But the cost has not been revealed.

The Committee of Public Account report highlights severe planning and budgeting failures in Network Rail’s current five-year investment programme.

It says the Department for Transport, Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Roads wrongly agreed an ‘unrealistic’ programme for 2014-19.

It says there is still ‘far too much uncertainty’ over costs and delivery dates for the TransPennine electrification.

Linky

denphone

20-11-2015 13:19

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Crossrail train carriage features unveiled.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34877049

007stuart

22-11-2015 09:36

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Tram- Train heads for Sheffield

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/n...sheffield.html

Can see this taking off if trials are successful

denphone

26-11-2015 12:19

Network Rail sell-off to fund upgrades.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34926322

New train carriages worth £9.3bn to enter service, rail industry says.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...stry-says.html

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More than 3,700 new carriages will enter service in the next four years, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), the body that represents train operating companies and state-owned infrastructure manager Network Rail, will say today.

Over half of the new rolling stock are being manufactured in Britain, according to the RDG, and will help to replenish the country's fleet, which is at its oldest for 14 years

Revealed: Britain's busiest and quietest stations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35105105

Well l have heard of some excuses but this takes the biscuit.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/...e-to-sunlight/

Borders Railway passes 500,000 passenger mark.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-35428213

007stuart

12-02-2016 13:24

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Mind The Gap

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-35534096

Kymmy

21-02-2016 11:21

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Flying Scotsman will be doing her inaugaral run on Thursday (25th Feb) from Kings Cross to York up the East coast mainline. I'll plonk myself at Hitching as I'm in Letchworth that morning so it's on the way.

No definitive times yet apart from the kings cross departure at 07:40 and York about 12:30 but estimate Potters bar 25-30 mins later, Nottinghamshire about 10:30

denphone

21-02-2016 12:10

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That will be a sight and a half and hopefully one day it will come down to the Westcountry.

denphone

25-02-2016 11:07

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Bloody fools.:(:(

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...-inaugural-run

Kymmy

25-02-2016 12:23

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It was followed by 3 helicopters and an autogyro :D
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2016/02/7.jpg

denphone

25-02-2016 13:18

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Absolutely stunning.:tu:

Kymmy

25-02-2016 13:43

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35823803)

Absolutely stunning.:tu:

If you want the full size pic(20mp) I can put it on a download link later for you.

denphone

25-02-2016 15:10

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Yes that would be very welcomed Kymmy.

hedgie

26-02-2016 07:56

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35823803)

Absolutely stunning.:tu:

Agreed, such a shame about the knitting though...

:D

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