Halfway house
- Published Mon 17 of Jul, 2006 18:38 BST - (6547 Reads)An artist's impression of Warwick Intermodal Station on Rhode island
Yorkshire progress
- Published Sat 15 of Jul, 2006 10:29 BST - (3380 Reads)An inter-city style train is to be re-introduced to the Settle-Carlisle line as well as providing a peak-hour service between Leeds and Knaresborough.
Fireworks special
- Published Fri 14 of Jul, 2006 23:48 BST - (5361 Reads)Rail campaigner Richard Crane with the train named after him
Open victory
- Published Wed 12 of Jul, 2006 20:25 BST - (4962 Reads)Amtrak starved
- Published Wed 12 of Jul, 2006 13:11 BST - (2671 Reads)America's House of Representatives looks set to starve Amtrak of funds while handing out billions of dollars for road building.
On target
- Published Mon 10 of Jul, 2006 13:11 BST - (4851 Reads)More trams
- Published Fri 07 of Jul, 2006 11:04 BST - (2945 Reads)Plans to extend Croydon’s successful tram network have entered the next stage of development with Transport for London choosing three of six proposals to examine further.
£92m bus dump
- Published Sun 02 of Jul, 2006 11:52 BST - (6671 Reads)Where Cast-Iron wants to run trains not buses.
Rail take-off
- Published Tue 27 of Jun, 2006 16:55 BST - (2787 Reads)The largest single project in the history of German Railways becomes reality this year.
Landmark victory
- Published Mon 26 of Jun, 2006 16:33 BST - (2759 Reads)Railway land will have a higher level of protection in future, thanks to a recent legal decision.
Electric way
- Published Sat 24 of Jun, 2006 16:26 BST - (6156 Reads)A diesel-powered train for Bidston at Penyffordd. Picture: Dave Sallery
Target £1million
- Published Sun 18 of Jun, 2006 12:01 BST - (3530 Reads)The campaign to rebuild the Wensleydale railway has won support from TV actor Robert Hardy.
Motorway madness
- Published Sun 11 of Jun, 2006 12:39 BST - (2598 Reads)The Government is at last beginning to recognise that something needs to be done about the appalling road congestion in the south east of England.
Wensleydale trains
- Published Sun 04 of Jun, 2006 19:42 BST - (3918 Reads)July 4th is a special day for all who have been campaigning to reopen the scenic Wensleydale Railway.
Money Money Money
- Published Thu 25 of May, 2006 12:25 BST - (2657 Reads)Funding has yet again been identified as the main reason why rail cannot play its proper function in national transport policy.
Keep it quiet
- Published Wed 17 of May, 2006 11:21 BST - (3295 Reads)A £329million contract to supply rubber-tyred trains and to help build a new 10-mile long rapid transit line has been won by Bombardier Transportation which has a factory in Derby.
Smart move
- Published Wed 10 of May, 2006 15:02 BST - (6846 Reads)Judge backs Tube
- Published Fri 05 of May, 2006 22:54 BST - (2748 Reads)The Government is being urged to back the East London Line Extension, now that a judge has rejected blocking tactics by a group which wanted to preserve Bishopsgate viaduct and goods yard.
Rural Railways
- Published Sun 30 of Apr, 2006 14:03 BST - (3024 Reads)A ten-point programme to improve rural rail services has been issued by rail experts.
Paper money
- Published Mon 24 of Apr, 2006 09:44 BST - (2951 Reads)More than 40,000 tonnes of paper which is currently transported by road will in future go by rail thanks to a £100,000 award by the Strategic Rail Authority.
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