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February 20, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Central leases fleet for Blackpool - London service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced it is investing more than £21m to lease 24 coaches and five locomotives to operate services between Blackpool North and London Euston, which are due to launch later this year.

February 11, 2020 | High-speed

British government issues HS2 green signal to proceed

FOLLOWING weeks of speculation, the British government has finally reaffirmed its commitment to HS2, the project to build a new 338km dedicated high-speed network between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

February 11, 2020 | Europe

Storm force winds disrupt railways across Europe

RAIL services in Britain and Ireland were disrupted by storm force winds of up to 156km/h on February 9 and 10 as Storm Ciara, the worst in seven years, battered the two countries. The intense low-pressure system crossed the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico and continued past the British Isles to northwestern Europe where German forecasters named it Storm Sabine.

February 10, 2020 | Financial

West Midlands Trains instructed to invest £20m to improve performance

THE British government has instructed West Midlands Trains to invest an additional £20m to improve services for passengers following poor performance in the second half of 2019.

February 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards five signalling contracts worth £2.4bn

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has awarded five framework signalling contracts worth an estimated £2.4bn, which could rise to £3.6bn if all options are exercised.

February 4, 2020 | High-speed

First direct London Eurostar departs Amsterdam as Eurostar-Thalys merger progresses

EUROSTAR operated the inaugural direct Amsterdam - London high-speed service on February 4, ahead of the start of commercial services between the two capitals on April 30.

February 4, 2020 | Main line

East West Rail phase 2 work to proceed

A Works Act Order application by British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for phase 2 of the East-West Rail project to restore services from Oxford and Aylesbury to Milton Keynes and Bedford has been approved by the Department for Transport.

January 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Alignment chosen for Bedford - Cambridge line

THE British government has selected the preferred route for a new line from Bedford to Cambridge as part of the plan to reopen the Oxford - Cambridge railway.

January 29, 2020 | Financial

Britain’s Northern franchise to enter public ownership

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, has confirmed that the Northern passenger franchise will enter public ownership on March 1, transferring control from Arriva Rail North and ending weeks of speculation over the troubled operation.

January 28, 2020 | Metros

Stadler wins Tyne and Wear Metro fleet contract

NEXUS, the local transport authority owner and operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro in northeast England, has selected Stadler to supply and maintain 42 new five-car articulated light metro trains worth £300m and build a new £70m depot.

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