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Bids invited for community projects in Wales, Cornwall and Gloucestershire

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February 27, 2024
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Great Western Railway is inviting bids for funding from customer and community projects connected to the railway that address an area of social need.

Planning gets underway for new West Midlands railway station

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February 22, 2024
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The huge project will see Aldridge Station operating passenger services for the first time in 60 years following its closure in 1965

New railway station for South Wales?

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February 19, 2024
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On a visit to the Vale of Glamorgan today, Transport Secretary Mark Harper will announce the UK government’s support for a new station at St. Athan.

£4.2m project begins at North Yorkshire railway station

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February 13, 2024
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Engineers have started on a £4.2m project at Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station on the Settle and Carlisle line.

Tougher action by Transport for London on fare evasion and staff abuse

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February 9, 2024
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Transport for London is taking tough action against fare evaders and staff abuse by increasing penalty fares and issuing body-worn video cameras.

Battery trains to be tested in West London this Spring

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February 8, 2024
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Great Western Railway is moving forward with its FastCharge battery trial, with “real world” testing beginning this Spring in West London.

Battery trains to be tested in West London this Spring

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February 8, 2024
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Great Western Railway is moving forward with its FastCharge battery trial, with “real world” testing beginning this Spring in West London.

VIDEO: Ten years on from devastating storm on Dawlish railway line

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February 3, 2024
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A decade on from the storm that cut off the only railway line to south west England for eight weeks, resilience measures built since then are proving effective.

Accessibility improvement project get underway at Derbyshire railway station

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February 2, 2024
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The Derbyshire station is set to see two new lifts attached to its current footbridge as part of the multi-million-pound project.

‘Tap in, Tap Out’ for railway stations in Manchester and the West Midlands

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February 1, 2024
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Passengers in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands are set to benefit from “simpler, more flexible travel” from next year.