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Yakunin opens first section of new combined road in Sochi
The first section of the “Adler – Alpika-Service” combined railway and highway was officially opened today in Adler. As noted at the opening ceremony by Vladimir Yakunin, president of JSC Russian Railways, the company put this first phase of...
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Tube staff deliver solid vote for action in fight over jobs and safety
TUBE UNION RMT confirmed this morning that members across London Underground have delivered a rock solid mandate for strike action and action short of a strike in a fight over planned cuts to safety-critical jobs that the...
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Gair is Northern’s Star
A station supervisor who drove stranded tourists ten miles through fog to their hotel on his day off has won Northern Rail’s first customer service award.
Gair Urwin from Alnmouth for Alnwick Station in Northumberland was crowned ‘Northern Star of...
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Merseyrail tops July’s train performance league
Train operator Merseyrail, which runs commuter services in and around Liverpool, tops the train performance league this month with 96.2% of services on time in July, narrowly beating South West Trains (95.9%) and Arriva Train Wales (95.8%).
The figures were...
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Dalgety Bay and Rosyth Railway Stations ‘adopted’ by Rotary
Dalgety Bay has become the one hundredth Scottish railway station to be ‘’adopted’’ by members of its local community and nearby Rosyth station has followed it as the 101st.
Members of Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Rotary Club, which also covers...
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The First Vocational Qualification for Light Rail and Tram Drivers is Now Available
The first dedicated vocational qualification for light rail and tram drivers, the Level 2 National Vocational Qualification Diploma in Rail Services (Tram/Light Rail Vehicle Driving), has been launched following approval by awarding organisation, City and Guilds. The new qualification...
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The Rail Alliance plans to install a look-alike replica railway station at the Infrastructure Show
The Rail Alliance plans to install a look-alike replica railway station at the Infrastructure Show which takes place this October at Birmingham NEC between 18th and 20th. The Rail Alliance stand opposite the Rail Hub will feature...
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How the birth of the railway won wars, to be explored at event
How the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, will be the subject of a public event in London next month.
Renowned transport journalist and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Transport...
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East Coast asked to commission new 11-car Pendolino train
Directly Operated Railways Limited, the company established by the Government in 2009 to manage Train Operating Companies that come back to the public sector, today announced that it is in discussion with industry parties concerning the possibility of commissioning...
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Work starts on Eaglescliffe station improvement scheme
Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work to transform Eaglescliffe railway station and...