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Old 27-05-2014, 08:31   #256
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Oh dear this is a very expensive error.

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/...and-train.html
It happened here too when they introduced the class 158 units on services to East Anglia from the midlands. IIRC the voyagers caused similar problems on some platforms
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Old 28-05-2014, 10:48   #257
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Multi tentacled serpent Serco to operate the Caledonian Sleeper service from April

http://www.sharecast.com/news/serco-.../21733402.html
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Old 28-05-2014, 16:37   #258
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New trains for East Coast line worth £6 billion.

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/201...rth-6-billion/

LOROL to operate TfL’s West Anglia routes

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/n...ia-routes.html
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Shocking incident on railway

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...window-3620377
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New viaduct over main railway line north of Doncaster.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/busine...ster-1-6653804

Good old Donny brings back so many memories.
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New look station at King’s Lynn is just the ticket.

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local...cket-1-6101278

Vey nice indeed.
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Debt-ridden French railways are hit by strike.

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/...s-are-hit.html

And we were always told that the French have the best railways in the world.
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Network Rail reports £1bn profit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27807509
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Network Rail reports £1bn profit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27807509
Bet the rail fares keep on increasing though.
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Bet the rail fares keep on increasing though.
That's a cast iron cert.
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Virgin wins West Coast rail bid.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27917711
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Virgin wins West Coast rail bid.

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No it didn't - it got a two year extension to its current franchise, because they still haven't fixed the franchise bidding process.
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'HS3' to provide northern rail link.

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/...hern-rail.html

Personally l am not convinced as there are more pressing issues on the railways to spend the future money on.
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National Express keeps c2c.

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/...keeps-c2c.html
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The New Mexico Rail Runner is pulled (and pushed) by an MPI MP36PH-3C diesel electric locomotive.

Taken earlier this year when were down there for a long weekend.
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