Tag: Department for Transport

Feltham station upgrades completed in £31m project

Chris Heaton-Harris, Rail Minister for the UK, has announced that upgrades at…

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Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership gain accreditation for volunteer work 

The Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (WCRP) has announced that the Department for…

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UK rail franchises come to an end as major changes are planned

Rail franchising has ended today after over 20 years as the first…

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Action to be taken against graffiti on Britain’s railways

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today announced that action will be taken…

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Study launched to use overhead wire equipment as wireless antennas

A study has been launched into potentially using overhead wires to mount…

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Accessibility dispensation for ScotRail Class 156

The Department for Transport has issued a dispensation for trains that needed…

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50 proposals submitted to reopen railway lines closed in the Beeching Cuts

50 bids to build or reopen lines and stations that were closed…

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Rail operators offered agreement suspension to avoid “significant disruption”

The Department for Transport has announced that it is giving rail franchises…

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