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Assembly off track

Author: railwatch - Published Tue 03 of Jan, 2006 17:47 GMT - (2649 Reads)
Rail users in Wales are dismayed that the Welsh Assembly has dropped key rail schemes from its official Transport Framework.

Virgin first

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 19 of Dec, 2005 19:57 GMT - (5169 Reads)
Colin Patmore and Dennis Fancett of senrug with the Northumbrian piper welcoming the first Virgin weekday train to call at Morpeth station.

Helicopter on line

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 25 of Sep, 2005 19:54 BST - (3206 Reads)
The plan to rebuild the railway from Penrith to Keswick in the Lake District has been making progress thanks to a helicopter.

Amtrak boom

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 25 of Sep, 2005 16:28 BST - (3505 Reads)
The American rail network is learning to cope with bumper numbers of passengers following the terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center.

Rural rail success

Author: Jerry Alderson - Published Fri 15 of Jul, 2005 21:37 BST - (8068 Reads)
The Strategic Rail Authority has designated 56 rural lines as community railways in an attempt to increase their popularity. At least one line has seen phenomenal passenger growth after earlier being proposed for closure.