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Towns and cities bid to become new home for Great British Railways
Towns and cities across the country have shown overwhelming interest in becoming the new home for Great British Railways.
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RIA welcome announcement of £1.7 billion UK-Turkey rail deal
The deal for the construction of a 503km high-speed electric railway in Turkey has been welcomed by RIA, who supported the deal by working with ERG International UK.
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Gatwick Express will resume non-stop service to support airport recovery
The Gatwick Express will resume a non-stop service from Sunday 3 April; it aims to support the recovery of Gatwick Airport as pandemic restrictions are lifted.
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Siemens Mobility to deliver first hydrogen-powered train for Bavaria
The two-car hydrogen-powered trainset will be presented to the public in the spring of 2022, with pilot tests beginning from mid-2023 on Bayerische Regiobahn routes.
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Alstom to supply signalling solution for Thessaloniki-Idomeni line in Greece
Alstom have signed a contract to modernise the Thessaloniki-Idomeni line in Greece; the project includes signalling, electrification and track renewal.
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Cambrian Line to reopen with extra £2m announced for future protection
Network Rail will invest an extra £2 million into the railway line when it reopens to further improve its resilience after recent storm damage.
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Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking publishes Call for Proposals 2022-1
Projects worth €390 million are expected to be funded under the Europe’s Rail 2022-1 Call for Proposals for Research and Innovation activities.
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£84m investment to cut delays of trains in Manchester and North West
The investment will deliver track side upgrades, platform extensions for longer trains and bigger depots across the regions.
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Alstom awarded £49 million signalling contract with Network Rail
Alstom will deliver new signalling, level crossings and other assets between Farncombe in Surrey and Petersfield in Hampshire on the London Waterloo to Portsmouth line.
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RIA sets out five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways
The five 'tests' set out by RIA will help to ensure that the establishment of the new Great British Railways structure is a success.
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BNSF Railway report customers invested $1.5 billion in 2021
The 2021 $1.5 billion investment marks the 11th consecutive year of investment over $1 billion for BNSF Railways.
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Network Rail’s Levenmouth Rail Link project begins
Network Rail have started construction on the Levenmouth Rail Link, bringing Levenmouth closer to the reintroduction of passenger services.
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EC approves state aid to compensate Italian passenger operators
The €687 million support is to compensate commercial long-distance operators for damages suffered due to restrictive measures Italy implemented during the pandemic.
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BNSF announce huge capital investment plan of over $3 billion
The 2022 capital investment plan is worth $3.55 billion and will focus on projects that support the company’s growth and efficiency.
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Grants and loans announced for Wisconsin to improve rail freight
Nearly $15 million in grants and loans for five rail freight projects in Wisconsin have been announced by Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
