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Alstom unveils first refurbished CrossCountry Voyager at Derby works
Alstom has revealed the first refreshed Voyager train in Derby, launching a £60 million programme to modernise CrossCountry’s long distance fleet across Great Britain.
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Scotland’s Rail Control Centre launches first cross-border operations team
Scotland launches its first Cross-Border Operations Team, bringing train operators into the rail control centre to improve Anglo-Scottish performance.
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West Midlands Railway completes £70 million Tyseley depot upgrade
Tyseley Traction Maintenance Depot has been redeveloped with modern facilities, solar power and extended capacity to improve train reliability and reduce delays for passengers.
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CrossCountry unveils 10-year sustainability strategy to cut rail emissions
CrossCountry has launched its 2025 Sustainability Strategy, committing to major carbon reductions and a greener, more inclusive railway future.
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Alstom secures £60 million contract to refurbish CrossCountry’s Voyager trains
The refurbishment will see the installation of a new passenger counting system, further enhancing operational efficiency and passenger flow on the upgraded Voyager trains.
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Good News Friday: Your weekly round-up of positive rail news!
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Northern's rail safety event for schoolchildren, a 240-mile charity cycle by railway veterans and Gargrave Primary students building a ‘bug hotel’ for local biodiversity.
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Good News Friday: Your weekly roundup of positive rail news!
This week's 'Good News Friday' is jam packed, with news from Union Pacific, Amtrak, Northern, Halo Solutions and CrossCountry!
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Good News Friday: Your weekly roundup of positive rail news!
In this week's 'Good News Friday', read how Northern and CrossCountry are sweeping the awards and how Lumo teams up with Beamish.
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‘All aboard’ for new recruits during National Apprenticeship Week
UK operator CrossCountry have celebrated National Apprenticeship Week by taking on new recruits for the rail industry.
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CrossCountry appoints Steve Hopkinson as Service Delivery Director
British rail operator CrossCountry has appointed Steve Hopkinson as their Service Delivery Director, having previously been at Network Rail.
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CrossCountry customers urged to plan ahead of industrial action
CrossCountry customers have been urged to plan their journeys ahead of time, as the upcoming industrial action will affect rail journeys.
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Grand Union: Stimulating passenger demand through competition
Grand Union is seeking to introduce new and competitive train services between Carmarthen and London Paddington and Stirling and London Euston. Here, Managing Director, Ian Yeowart, writes about how this new open access operator will aim to provide a new customer-focused standard of train service, which challenges and changes the…
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Work begins to build an Assisted Travel Lounge at Manchester Piccadilly
Network Rail is investing £800,000 to create an inclusive and accessible Assisted Travel Lounge for disabled passengers at Manchester Piccadilly station.
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Network Rail confirms major track improvements to the Chiltern main line
Passengers using the Chiltern main line to travel between Birmingham, Oxford and London will soon benefit from smoother, more reliable journeys.
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GCRE appoint Lee Paxton as Director of Rail Operations
GCRE have appointed Lee Paxton as the new Director of Rail Operations due to his strong track record of leading operational teams.
