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  • Report 02/2015 Derailment at Stoke Lane Level Crossing

    RAIB has today released its report into the derailment of a freight train at Stoke Lane Level Crossing, near Nottingham 27 August 2013.

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  • Dangerous occurrence at Wootton Bassett junction, Wiltshire

    Signal passed at danger (SPAD) on the approach to Wootton Bassett junction, Wiltshire, 7 March 2015.

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  • Duncan Sutherland reappointed to HS2 Ltd board

    Duncan Sutherland has been reappointed as a Non-Executive Director on the board of HS2 Ltd, the company set up to deliver Britain’s new north-south high speed rail link

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  • Smart travel gains momentum across the country

    Initiatives announced to roll out smart tickets and contactless payment on public transport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • East Anglia passengers to benefit from smart ticketing roll out

    Rail passengers commuting from East Anglia and Essex to London to benefit from smart ticket offer.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New £50 million package of passenger benefits on South West Trains

    Department for Transport has reached an agreement with Stagecoach Group that will lead to a package of passenger improvements.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Crossrail 2 safeguarding consultation response

    Announcing response to the consultation on updating the safeguarding Direction for Crossrail 2.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Updated Crossrail 2 route protected from conflicting development

    The government has updated plans to protect the proposed route for Crossrail 2 from conflicting development.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 Ltd launches Design Vision

    HS2 Ltd sets out how it will use design to achieve its ambitious social, economic and environmental goals

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  • Sadie Morgan appointed HS2 Design Panel Chair

    HS2 today moved another step toward reality with the appointment of its Design Panel Chair.

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  • HS2 update

    Update on the progress of HS2.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: Great Western

    New deal for rail passengers in west of England and Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New deal for rail passengers in west of England and Wales

    More seats, more services and 2 new fleets of modern trains for passengers across the west of England, Thames Valley and South Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More powers for northern authorities to manage rail services

    Major step towards devolution of rail services in the north after a new agreement was signed giving local authorities more say in how they are run.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising 20 March 2015

    New deal for TransPennine rail services agreed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better journeys for passengers on TransPennine Express

    The new franchise agreement will deliver more seats, better services and wi-fi at stations across the north of England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Revolutionary plans for northern transport set out

    Strategy launched to connect up the great cities of the north to build a northern powerhouse.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 honours its word to Camden social rent housing residents

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has today signed a deal that will set out a process to enable the rehousing of those social rented housing tenants displaced by redevelopment of Euston.

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  • Future Railway: launch of the Train Operator Competition

    Claire Perry launches new competition to improve rail services for passengers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £6m rail innovation competition open for bids

    A government-sponsored competition to encourage innovation in the rail industry opens today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government