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National Express keep c2c

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 27 of Jun, 2014 21:00 BST - (4436 Reads)
The Department for Transport announced today that National Express has won the Essex Thameside franchise competition, retaining c2c and so avoiding an unseemly exit from the British rail industry.
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Peterborough bypass

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 20 of Jun, 2014 09:34 BST - (8784 Reads)
Network Rail are presenting their proposals for grade separation at Werrington in a local exhibition today and tomorrow. Railfuture have been campaigning for this development which will complete a strategic eastern spine route for freight, relieving the East Coast Main Line.
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Haverhill campaign

Author: Chris Page - Published Thu 19 of Jun, 2014 16:45 BST - (4686 Reads)
The East Anglia branch of Railfuture will fund a local leaflet drop later this year to win public support for reopening the railway line between Cambridge and Colchester via Haverhill.
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Privately funded railway

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 11 of Jun, 2014 12:21 BST - (4019 Reads)
By the end of 2014 the Windsor Link Railway expects to raise the £10m it needs to gain transport and works approval for the first wholly privately promoted and funded railway project for over 100 years.
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Todmorden first

Author: Chris Page - Published Tue 10 of Jun, 2014 09:15 BST - (7132 Reads)
The first passenger carrying train to use the reinstated Todmorden curve was a rail tour called the 'Topper Chopper', run by Pathfinder Tours, on 31 May 2014. Photograph by David Evans.
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Solar sparks effect

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 06 of Jun, 2014 10:12 BST - (5510 Reads)
The South Tynedale Railway plans to be the first railway in the world to offer a solar-powered public transport service, using battery-electric locomotives like these. (Photograph: Clayton)
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Back to the Future

Author: Chris Page - Published Thu 05 of Jun, 2014 16:48 BST - (4801 Reads)
Goods delivery vans return to Euston once more as TNT Express tests combined use of rail and road for inner London deliveries. (Photo TNT)
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Inter-city mock-up

Author: Ray King - Published Sat 31 of May, 2014 20:58 BST - (4416 Reads)
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A mock-up of the inter-city express driver’s cab at the DCA workshop in Warwick. Photo by DCA Design International.
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Business hears Railfuture

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 12:54 BST - (4651 Reads)
Chris Austin of Railfuture addressed the Essex Institute of Directors at Marks Tey yesterday morning alongside Chris Dulake, the Engineering Director of Crossrail, raising the status of Railfuture in their eyes. (Artist impression: L & Q and Countryside properties plan for new Chelmsford neighbourhood Beaulieu Park station.)
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Thameslink winner

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 09:45 BST - (5080 Reads)
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The Department for Transport today announced its intention to award the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited.
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Belfast airport rail link

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 21 of May, 2014 10:38 BST - (5267 Reads)
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Rail investment plans for Northern Ireland published this week could mean the first new rail lines since the closures of the 1960s will be built in the province, including a link to Belfast International Airport.
Botanic station Belfast. Photo by  Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Annual Draw Results

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 07 of May, 2014 11:52 BST - (4218 Reads)
The Railfuture Annual Draw is open to members, supporters and the public alike. Tickets are distributed each year with Railwatch. Proceeds are used to boost the Railfuture Fighting Fund.
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