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Network Rail awards £1.1bn worth of On Track Machine contracts

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April 7, 2025
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Contracts worth up to £1.1 billion have been awarded to 4 suppliers of On Track Machines for maintenance and renewal of Britain’s railway network.

Year long project to start at Yorkshire railway station

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April 7, 2025
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A year-long project will start at Scarborough railway station in North Yorkshire next week that includes the restoration of the Grade II-Listed station roof.

York’s steam locomotive water tower set to get new lease of life

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April 6, 2025
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Former Victorian railway water tower to become rehearsal space for the Railway Institute Band

Excavation of second bore of London HS2 tunnel completed

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April 6, 2025
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A second tunnel boring machine (TBM) has completed a 5-mile excavation of Northolt Tunnel for HS2.

Govia Thameslink Railway teams up with football club to help teenagers

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April 6, 2025
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Train operators Thameslink and Great Northern are supporting a scheme to transform the lives of disengaged teenagers who are at risk of exclusion.

Govia Thameslink Railway teams up with football club to help teenagers

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April 6, 2025
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Train operators Thameslink and Great Northern are supporting a scheme to transform the lives of disengaged teenagers who are at risk of exclusion.

Govia Thameslink Railway teams up with football club to help teenagers

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April 6, 2025
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Train operators Thameslink and Great Northern are supporting a scheme to transform the lives of disengaged teenagers who are at risk of exclusion.

£600,000 project sees railway station shelters upgraded

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April 6, 2025
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New modern waiting shelters are being delivered across the east midlands by EMR

Steam locomotive Blue Peter updates after fire brigade attend Cumbrian Coast fires

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April 6, 2025
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The fire brigade are dealing with fires on the Cumbrian Coast Line and means that all trains are currently held. Northern say that all lines…

World’s fastest rack-and-pinion railway unveiled

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April 6, 2025
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Today (Wednesday 26 March) in Andermatt, Switzerland, the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) and Stadler unveiled the world’s fastest rack-and-pinion railway.