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The East Anglia branch of Railfuture has been producing news 'snippets' since 1999. The aim is to produce concise easy-to-read information, often extracted from long-winded press releases, without the spin.

The following is a list of the news 'Snippets' produced by the East Anglia branch of Railfuture for 2002. They are listed in descending date order. Click on an issue to read the news.

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106	14/12/2002
	STATIONS [all issues] BBC Look East publicises campaign for disabled access to platforms at Thetford Station AIRPORT LINKS [all issues] Luton Airport-Stevenage rail link could form part of East-West Rail Link Road link to Stansted Airport from M11 finally opened. RAIL CONFERENCES [all issues] Bowker and Darling warn rail industry that it must stabilise costs and ultimately reduce them TRANSPORT COSTS [all issues] It's not only train costs that are rising: Bus costs in Cambridgeshire shoot up ROAD USER ACCIDENTS AFFECTING RAILWAYS [all issues] Yet another car on level crossing - train driver is praised RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] SRA's latest quarterly performance figures show small improvement for East Anglia ENGINEERING WORKS [all issues] Chelmsford bridge upgrade causes rail closure over Christmas 2004 ROAD BUILDING [all issues] Government reviews its Ten-Year Transport Plan and announces major road widening schemes in England RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Greater [East] Anglia franchise document will be issued on 15th January 2003 RAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE [all issues] First Great Eastern tries to prevent tipsy passengers sleeping beyond their station stop RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] MoD uses trains to assess logistics capability of Parkeston Quay port PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway used for training emergency services in handling serious accidents Bure Valley Railway to run services 7 days a week during summer 2003 WEBSITES [all issues] National routing Guide now available on ATOC's website ATOC planning to launch single travel booking system
105	02/12/2002
	STATIONS [all issues] Bury St Edmunds Borough Council wish to see station improved Norwich station named second best 'large' station in Britain by RPC judges RAIL CONFERENCES [all issues] Bowker tells TR&IN conference that lines and stations are safe but no expansion ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Automatic sanders fitted to WAGN trains RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Anglia Railways publishes Annual Report to "customers" for 2001/2002 Train operating companies make less profit than model railway makers ROAD CONGESTION [all issues] A14 has greatest increase in long-distance journey times in UK and lorries are to blame RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Future for Central Trains' services revealed at Peterborough-Norwich Rail Users meeting PROMOTING RAIL TRAVEL [all issues] WAGN newspaper advertising claims that taking train is significantly cheaper than using a car Notice boards put up in Wherry Lines villages to promote rail travel WEBSITES [all issues] GNER offering free first class tickets for completing survey on its website
104	14/11/2002
	GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Still no government funding approval for Luton-Dunstable scheme Isle of Wight "Island Line" saved from busway threat until 2007 STATIONS [all issues] Station area plans on show at Cambridge Station and Cambridge City Council offices RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] GB Railways PLC announce return to profitability following Anglia Railways franchise renegotiation RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE [all issues] Potters Bar bridge replaced following damage caused by rail accident RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Tony Blair challenged to explain the cause of the Potters Bar accident PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Anglia Railways commence driver training on Mid-Norfolk Railway WEBSITES [all issues] Anglia Railways revamp their successful website Bedfordshire Rail and Transport Association also relaunch their website Railway Forum also revamp their website New UK rail news website set-up - to launch soon
103	04/11/2002
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia's announces successful summer 2002 passenger figures for local train services Anglia's new Cambridge-Norwich service appears to be massive success ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Public meeting on 15th October is told "Accept the St.Ives line guided bus or you will get nothing" STATIONS [all issues] Chesterton Interchange station plans developed but new platform at Cambridge 'Central' no nearer Police conduct consultation exercise at Ely railway station RAIL FARES [all issues] SRA announce caps on basket of regulated rail fares RAIL AWARDS [all issues] Anglia Railways named best operator for cyclists for second year in succession Central Trains announces its own awards following passenger satisfaction survey EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Bedfordshire Railway and Transport Association protests about threat to Sandy-Bedford trackbed RAIL DISRUPTION [all issues] Railway companies react differently to travel disruption TRANSPORT CONSULTATIONS [all issues] Suffolk County Council hold consultation about transport improvements WAGN hold 'meet the managers' passenger forum ROLLING STOCK [all issues] First Great Eastern show off their new class 360 trains at Siemens' Wildenrath test site in Germany PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] More grants made to Norfolk Railways WEBSITES [all issues] Website to encourage car sharing to cut down on road congestion London Transport Users Committee launches website
102	07/10/2002
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia's Cambridge-Norwich service has successful launch SRA sends back Anglia Railways RPP bid for revision GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Cambridgeshire Parish Councils submit scathing report about guided busway in Structure Plan consultation River Cam widening scheme proposes to help widen railway line for running guided buses TRANSPORT CONSULTATIONS [all issues] Public consultation begins as first stage to produce Regional Planning Guidance (RPG14) in 2004 AIRPORT LINKS [all issues] Alconbury Airport proposals exhibition in Huntingdon EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] East West Rail Link progresses silently TRESPASS AND VANDALISM [all issues] Man who abandoned van on level crossing faces jail term Youths reported laying stones on rail lines near Shelford RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Norfolk County Council re-issues Passenger Rail Strategy for Greater [East] Anglia franchise Anglia Railways parent shortlisted for 'all-Wales' franchise
101	30/09/2002
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways pre-launch Cambridge-Norwich service popular with passengers REVENUE PROTECTION [all issues] Are WAGN to do something about fare evasion at Cambridge at last? ROAD CONGESTION [all issues] Great Yarmouth calls for study into traffic congestion GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Potential conflict over the use of dismantled Cambridge-Trumpington line EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Bedford-Sandy Report available from Bedfordshire Railway and Transport Association TRESPASS AND VANDALISM [all issues] Stone throwing vandals cause Cambridge train to be taken out of service RAIL IN THE MEDIA [all issues] BBC News Online appoints Witham-London commuter as "Rail Commuters' Champion" RAIL BARGAINS [all issues] WAGN offers free rail travel with McDonalds 'happy meals' RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Freightliner parent withdraws from offer to buy GB Railfreight PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Funding assured for Mid-Norfolk Railway station at Kimberley Park to reopen WEBSITES [all issues] Network Rail launches website New website to promote 'piggyback' freight transport on rail Railtrack's dedicated website for its 14 major stations
100	21/09/2002
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia railways launch Norwich-Cambridge service in a blaze of publicity RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] SRA reveals latest quarter's "Rail Trends" - best since Hatfield RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Proposal for regular rail link from new Waterbeach settlement to Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital STATIONS [all issues] Cambridge station area £250m redevelopment proposed ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Yet another British guided busway scheme hits the kerb Cambridge residents continue to oppose SuperCAM bendy buses East of England Local Government Conference looks at transport, airports and housing expansion EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Liberal Democrats in Hunts call for straight line route from Cambridge to Bedford RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Tractor on level crossing hit by train in Essex REVENUE PROTECTION [all issues] GNER save 'thousands of pounds' by reintroducing ticket checks ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Anglia Railways' sister company Hull Trains signs contract to acquire 125mph trains RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Disused rail line in Wales planned to be reopened to test ETCS level 2
099	02/09/2002
	RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Uneventful GB Railways Annual General Meeting RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] National Express publishes their Greater [East] Anglia franchise brochure on WAGN website RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways provides additional services for winter timetable STANSTED AIRPORT [all issues] Proposal for new rail link into far end of Stansted terminal building from Elsenham station STATIONS [all issues] Life saving equipment and staff trained at WAGN and FGE stations Lift refurbishment on-going at Stevenage station ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Histon Station building looking for new tenant RAIL FARES [all issues] Central Trains reduces off-peak travel to help reduce peak-time overcrowding PROMOTING RAIL TRAVEL [all issues] FGE train painted to promote east of England RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] 'Bone Breaker' railtour lives up to its name Documentaries and docu-dramas about recent British rail accidents planned for 2003 Another vehicle on level crossing struck by train Anglia Railways traincrew commended for professionalism after level crossing incident RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] EWS push environmental benefits of moving freight by rail LIGHT RAIL [all issues] Anglia Railways '2 for 1' offer with East Anglian Daily Times PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Suffolk Light Railway receives grant to help extend its museum North Norfolk Railway also likely to receive grant for enhancements WEBSITES [all issues] Guardian website has Transport Statistics Bulletin for England and Wales
098	23/08/2002
	ST.IVES LINE [all issues] SuperCAM promoters claim that 80% supported their scheme in public consultations Cambridgeshire County Council guided busway is quite different from superCAM scheme in public consultations Cambridge residents dub guided bus 'Franken-Bus' Council for Protection of Rural England call for bendy-bus trail on streets before committing to busway Debate in Huntingdon about merit of Alconbury Airport. Plans for Cambridge 'Northern Fringe' development (beside St.Ives line) on show RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] WAGN employee tells delayed passenger to use car instead of train if he wants to arrive on time AIR TRAVEL [all issues] RPC calls for surcharge on flights to pay for second rail tunnel at Stansted RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] National Express hold meetings for stakeholders to present their credentials for Greater [East] Anglia franchise EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Bletchley Flyover reopening to aid WCML upgrade work will benefit East West Rail Link RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways evaluate class 90 locomotives as replacements for elderly class 86s STATIONS [all issues] Anglia Railways to spend £150,000 in improving main line stations What a Relief! - Toilets at Huntingdon station finally being repaired RAIL COSTS [all issues] Network Rail launches business plan - aim to bring rail industry under control RAIL ROUTES [all issues] March-Wisbech branch line threatened with conversion to guided busway RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Driver banned after crashing off same bridge as lorry just weeks earlier Lorry driver at Blaxhall accident to face dangerous driving charge RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] GB Railfreight further expands freight service RAIL PROMOTIONS [all issues] Anglia Railways '2 for 1' offer with East Anglian Daily Times Thameslink launch £500,000 advertising promotion to encourage off-peak travel PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Upgrade of Mid-Norfolk Railway's track takes place WEBSITES [all issues] Website launched to support St.Ives railway line reopening Luton-Dunstable "Translink" website relaunched Anglia Railways launch mini-site to promote Cambridge-Norwich service Rail Passenger Council and Committee website relaunches on 11th September
097	25/07/2002
	ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Cambridgeshire County Council completes six-month study of guided busway and comes out in favour! TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] Potential takeover causes GB Railways share price rise RAIL LITERATURE [all issues] SRA publishes annual report for 2001/2002 RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Rail Passengers Committee ignores feedback from public consultation on new Greater [East] Anglia franchise RAIL MEETINGS [all issues] Rail Passengers Committee meeting held in King's Lynn on 23rd July 2002 RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways unveil new rolling stock for Cambridge-Norwich station Additional early/late services on Stansted Express Central Trains conducts its biggest ever survey of passengers Various RPP bids being progressed RAIL FUNDING [all issues] Gordon Brown announces Comprehensive Spending Review Imbalance between road and rail funding STATIONS [all issues] St.Neots South station proposed by Liberal Democrats RAIL FARES [all issues] SRA undertakes review of rail fares as cheaper option to upgrading rail system PROMOTING RAIL TRAVEL [all issues] Steer Davis Gleave argues that railways saves Britain £3bn a year RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Cyclist dies after being hit by train at Bottisham Lock level crossing WAGN arrange for replacement for train involved in Potters Bar accident Railfuture national chairman interviewed by region's media following recent rail accidents RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] More freight from Felixstowe Port RAIL STAFF [all issues] Cotswold Rail looks to recruit loco fitters for a site in Norwich WEBSITES [all issues] All recent editions of Railwatch magazine now available on the Railwatch website "Transport Briefing" website provides newsletters which promote non-road based transport Train-Taxi website receives funding from National Express and SRA Voluntary and Community Sector Grants website launched in UK New website for kids who love trains
096	05/07/2002
	TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] National Express Group announces 'variable' 6-monthly financial results for its TOCs RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] National Express Group announces series of roadshows for Greater [East] Anglia franchise Manningtree Rail Users Association submits its list of requirements to the SRA RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways' additional Cambridge-Norwich service roadshows TRANSPORT CONSULTATIONS [all issues] Cambridge City Council stage transport exhibitions in Guildhall during July STATIONS [all issues] Coffee kiosk removed from King's Cross platform 9 and new information display unveiled RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Alistair Darling hits out at rail infrastructure maintenance while Potters Bar survivors plan to sue Five accident-risk bridges in Essex found following Great Heck accident PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Filming of drama takes place at North Norfolk Railway RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE [all issues] Network Rail set to clear up the mess from Railtrack
095	01/07/2002
	TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] Anglia Railways' parent GB Railways PLC announces positive interim results PASSENGER INFORMATION [all issues] New touch-screen Journey Planner information system launched in Suffolk RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] ESTA (Felixstowe) presents SRA with large list of demands for new Greater [East] Anglia train operator RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways' Crosslink service axed from end of Summer timetable Anglia Railways launch Cambridge-Norwich service with a series of roadshows First Great Eastern run late trains again for 16th Chappel Beer Festival RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Railtrack is accused of using safety to exploit local business for access to premises STATIONS [all issues] Campaign to reinstate clock outside Cambridge station CHARTER TRAINS [all issues] Cambridgeshire Cub Scouts charter train to London PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway to be used for Anglia Railways driver training and Balfour Beatty tamper training COMMUNITY RAILWAYS AND PARTNERSHIPS [all issues] East Anglian rail partnerships receive funding from Association of Community Rail Partnerships ROAD USER ACCIDENTS AFFECTING RAILWAYS [all issues] Another road vehicle leaves road and lands on railway line
094	24/06/2002
	RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] Anglia Railways tops SRA's TOC performance league TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] Anglia Railways takeover stalled due to poor valuation ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Cambridgeshire County Council now looking at alternative SuperCAM route through city SuperCAM consultants technical competence may be severely limited REVENUE PROTECTION [all issues] Businessman prosecuted for producing forged rail ticket on computer RAIL BARGAINS [all issues] First Great Eastern offers £5 travel on Sunday 28th July 2002 with Modern Railways Cheap rail travel on Sundays to London ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Anglia Railways' aging inter-city rolling stock continues to affect passengers RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Railtrack PLC to be replaced as railway network owner by new 'not-for-profit' Network Rail imminently STATIONS [all issues] Attempt to reduce vandalism at stations by First Great Eastern FastTicket machine at Cambridge station upgraded for all destinations RAIL NEWS OUTSIDE EAST ANGLIA BRANCH AREA [all issues] London Crossrail pre-construction begins PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway to stop all trains at intermediate stations North Norfolk Railway announces opening date for Holt Station buildings OPINION RESEARCH [all issues] Rich in favour of spending more on public transport according to VIPer survey WEBSITES [all issues] New website for Department of Transport following de-merger from DTLR Campaigning website achieves success in influencing parliamentary politicians
093	05/06/2002
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] SRA announces that nine companies have pre-qualified for new combined 15-year Greater [East] Anglia franchise RPC Eastern England launches consultation draft on strategic objectives for franchise CAMPAIGNING FOR RAIL [all issues] Railfuture seeks meetings with political parties to make the case for rail RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways all set for new Cambridge-Norwich service ST.IVES LINE [all issues] SuperCAM consortium proceed with TWA application RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] ECML reopens after Fatal train accident at Potters Bar National newspaper claims that Great Eastern Mainline is unsafe RAIL NEWS OUTSIDE EAST ANGLIA BRANCH AREA [all issues] STEER calls for Essex services to use the new Cross London Rail Link RAIL BARGAINS [all issues] Anglia Railways 2 for 1 leisure travel if you register your details with them MULTI-MODAL STUDIES [all issues] London to Ipswich multi-modal study launches "Moving Forward" exhibitions Exhibitions for London to South Midlands multi-modal study South Coast multi-modal study out for consultation. RAILFUTURE IN THE MEDIA [all issues] Nick Dibben represented branch on BBC2's East at Westminster STATIONS [all issues] Major improvements for Burnham station RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Holt, Melton Constable and Fakenham Railway Company produce reopening leaflet Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association meets transport minister PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] First wedding at North Norfolk Railway's Weybourne station WEBSITES [all issues] First Great Eastern improve their website
092	17/05/2002
	RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Fatal train accident at Potters Bar - Hertford Loop used for priority services STATIONS [all issues] Car Park to be extended at St.Neots station Indian Restaurant to open at Great Shelford Station New station for Bedfordshire looks likely ROAD CONGESTION [all issues] Cambridgeshire had largest increase in road traffic in Britain LOCAL TRANSPORT PLANS [all issues] Suffolk County Council issues Rail Passenger Strategic Plan STANSTED AIRPORT [all issues] Public meeting about Stansted Airport expansion plans RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways organised special train to Cardiff for Norwich City football play-off final RAIL FUNDING [all issues] SRA launch details of Rail Performance Fund to improve punctuality of rail traffic RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Road Transport Union claims that railfreight is no greener than lorries on roads PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Royal opening for North Norfolk Railway's Weybourne carriage works
091	06/05/2002
	EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Investors "eager to fund" East West Rail Link RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways offers improved rail services in summer 2002 timetable RAIL BARGAINS [all issues] WH Smith launches '2 for 1' rail voucher in association with train operating companies RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] WAGN claim that driver training is on target RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Lorry jumps lights at ungated level crossing is hit by train Man on line at Great Shelford hit by train ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Stephen Byers "excited" by St.Ives raiwlay line guided busway proposal CPRE raise questions about viability of St.Ives line busway Nottingham ruled out "tram on tyres" busway in favour of proper tram system STATIONS [all issues] Rail Passengers Committee for Eastern England criticise Cambridge and Huntingdon stations Budgens store to open at Norwich station RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] New method for modelling freight techniques worldwide WEBSITES [all issues] Website set-up to promote station reopening at Deeping St.James, Lincolnshire Friends of the Earth launch website to campaign for more funding for Britain's railways ATOC encourages movie buffs to visit railway locations
090	15/04/2002
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Greater [East] Anglia franchise progresses ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Anglia Railways to refurbish class 86, 150 and 153 trains RAILCARD DISCOUNTS [all issues] ATOC attempts to justify £10 minimum fare for network cards RAIL FARES [all issues] Anglia Railways to extend Anglia Plus card to Cambridge-Norwich service RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] First Great Eastern claim that punctuality is improving - but do the public realise? RAIL ROUTES [all issues] March-Wisbech branch line feasibility study planned for Greater [East] Anglia franchise MULTI-MODAL STUDIES [all issues] Dates announced for London Ipswich Multi-Modal Study exhibitions RAILFUTURE IN THE MEDIA [all issues] Railfuture interviewed on BBC local radio STATIONS [all issues] Norfolk protestors stage demonstration about lack of disabled access at Thetford station RAIL COSTS [all issues] Indication of rail infrastructure costs as Windermere branch receives new 10 miles of new track for just £6m WEBSITES [all issues] Bedfordshire Railway and Transport Association launch new website
089	03/04/2002
	ST.IVES LINE [all issues] Deadline for submitting comments about 'superCAM' guided bendy-bus on railway route is Friday 5th April 2002 Freight train derails near Chesterton Junction RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] SRA launches pre-qualifying process for Greater [East] Anglia franchise RAILCARD DISCOUNTS [all issues] ATOC sticks to proposed weekday £10 minimum charge for Network Cards STATIONS [all issues] Anglia Railways installs life saving equipment at Norwich and Ipswich stations RAIL AWARDS [all issues] Anglia Railways wins customer service award CYCLE FACILITIES [all issues] Anglia Railways completes station cycle parking facilities project INTEGRATED TRANSPORT [all issues] Anglia Railways publishes integrated transport guide for all of its stations RAIL MEETINGS [all issues] Abbey Flyer Users Group AGM on 9th April WEBSITES [all issues] Cambridge to Sudbury Rail Renewal Association launch new website Soham Station website updated
088	25/03/2002
	EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Consortium members and activities so far Route for 'missing link' Initial East-West services EWRL promotion and website Marston Vale resignalling project GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Cambridge 'superCAM' guided bus will "destroy wildlife habitat" Cambridge 'superCAM' guided bus may be affected by lack of congestion charges RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Anglia and GB Railways publish "What do you want from your railways in the future?" brochure STATIONS [all issues] Bookshop at Great Yarmouth station closes following retirement of bookseller Hot french fries on sale at Cambridge station RAIL ANNIVERSARIES [all issues] Special fares promotion to mark 125th anniversary of the Ipswich to Felixstowe line RAIL ACCIDENTS [all issues] Another vehicle fouls railway line - this time a hot air balloon RAIL IN THE MEDIA [all issues] BBC East programme goes behind the scenes at Peterborough station Media just loves to bash the railways? PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] North Norfolk Railway to improve parking access at Holt Royal Scot steam engine awarded lottery grant RAIL COSTS [all issues] Published costs of redoubling track may give campaigners an indication of rail infrastructure costs LIGHT RAIL [all issues] Docklands Light Railway extension to city airport given go ahead
087	18/03/2002
	GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] SuperCAM guided busway criticised by transport experts RAILCARD DISCOUNTS [all issues] Railfuture opposes Network Card £10 minimum fare restriction RAIL ROUTES [all issues] March-Wisbech branch line now officially closed to traffic Overgrown King's Lynn dock branch being cleared RAIL PUNCTUALITY [all issues] SRA announce further poor performance results RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] SRA begins consultation on combining rail franchises RAIL SAFETY [all issues] South Cambridgeshire District Council proposes bridge over level crossing at Foxton station OPINION RESEARCH [all issues] British Chambers of Commerce organises online poll of business views on the railway PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] North Norfolk Railway progresses with station building at Holt Nene Valley Railway celebrates its silver jubilee on the Queen's golden jubilee
086	04/03/2002
	ST.IVES LINE [all issues] SuperCAM busway public exhibition opens Hunts Post newspaper publishes two-page article by Nick Dibben Friends of the Earth issues petition to reopen the St.Ives railway line RAILCARD DISCOUNTS [all issues] Network Card £10 minimum fare restriction to be introduced from June Free Family Railcard with Prima Magazine ENGINEERING WORKS [all issues] Railtrack start rail replacement to remove speed restrictions on Hertford loop RAIL PATRONAGE [all issues] Passenger usage of reopened lines normally far exceeds original estimates RAIL SAFETY [all issues] Norfolk County Council among first in country to look at road bridges near rail lines Microlight crashes near Manea station RAIL USER GROUPS [all issues] Sudbury-Marks Tey Rail User's Association is wound up PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Branch invests in Mid-Norfolk Railway bearer bonds Best year ever for Great Britain's heritage railways WEBSITES [all issues] Anglia Railways launch website for cyclists
085	21/02/2002
	GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Guided busway consortium announces dates for "superCAM" road show RAIL BARGAINS [all issues] Anglia Railways offer discounts to encourage groups to travel by rail RAIL FUNDING [all issues] Cambridge Futures suggests large local employers could fund transport improvements INTEGRATED TRANSPORT [all issues] WAGN launch new bus link from stations for Sandy and Biggleswade areas RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Chiltern's 20-year franchise extension signed with SRA PROMOTING RAIL TRAVEL [all issues] First Great Eastern advertises on television RAIL AWARDS [all issues] Award for Bittern Line Community Rail Partnership WEBSITES [all issues] Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users Association launch new website
084	16/02/2002
	RAIL DISRUPTION [all issues] WAGN route disrupted by two derailments in one week GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] County Councillor criticises Hunts Post "Boot out the Bus" campaign as "mis-guided" BICYCLES ON TRAINS [all issues] WAGN ease cycle restrictions on peak time train RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Norfolk Orbital Railway engineering study completed RAIL DISRUPTION [all issues] WAGN tell passengers trains will be cancelled, then reinstate services RAIL NEWS OUTSIDE EAST ANGLIA BRANCH AREA [all issues] Arriva Trains Northern reinstate nearly all trains as new drivers come on stream Midland Mainline's order for new trains confirmed WEBSITES [all issues] New rail freight website for Freight on Rail Railtrack's new rail freight sites databank
083	06/02/2002
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways confirms Turbostar order for new Cambridge-Norwich direct service Midland Mainline may cascade Turbostars to Central Trains LOCAL TRANSPORT PLANS [all issues] Cambridgeshire County Council canvases opinion on latest Structure Plan GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Hunts Post newspaper keeps up campaign to "Boot out the [Guided] Bus" RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] GB Railfreight hopes to carry container traffic from Felixstowe to Selby PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway becomes a useful railhead for failed rolling stock Mid-Norfolk Railway runs first-ever diesel enthusiast event RAIL COMPANIES [all issues] Wensleydale Railway PLC reaches £800,000 in shares RAIL SUCCESS STORIES [all issues] First works train runs length of Tyne and Wear Metro extension WEBSITES [all issues] Personal website launched to promote rail reopenings in Central England Waverley Railway Project launch website
082	18/01/2002
	RAIL INVESTMENT [all issues] SRA publishes long-awaited Strategic Plan for investment in the railway GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] SuperCAM guided busway consortium reveals more detailed plans for guided busway RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] GNER awarded two-year franchise extension by SRA RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Anglia Railways seeks RPP funding for significantly improved local services First announces its investment plans if awarded Greater Anglia franchise RAIL IN THE MEDIA [all issues] Railfuture interviewed by BBC's East at Westminster programme Weekend political programmes focus on "rail crisis" STATIONS [all issues] Soham station steering group invest in Railfuture publications EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] Rail reopening faces battle against cyclists and rowers
081	07/01/2002
	RAIL FARES [all issues] GNER launches £5 single fare to Scotland Anglia Railways has highest fare increase in country WAGN introduce peak-time one day travel card GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Hunts Post newspaper launches campaign to "Boot out the bus" Steer Davis Gleave report recommends moving bus operations to Cambridge railway station STATIONS [all issues] Waiting room, enquiry office and WH Smith now open at Cambridge station ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Anglia Railways' Turbostars to have engines replaced to improve resilience RAIL SAFETY [all issues] Fatal accident at March level crossing RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Cambridge-Haverhill-Sudbury line campaign petition reaches 10,000 signatures CHARTER TRAINS [all issues] GB Railways enters rail tours market in association with Hertfordshire Rail Tours PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] North Norfolk Railway to install Stalham station building at Holt terminus RAIL SUCCESS STORIES [all issues] Ipswich to Felixstowe Sunday service hailed as a success Rail link to Bristol's Portbury Dock is now open PASSENGER INFORMATION [all issues] Nationwide rail information message system introduced REVENUE PROTECTION [all issues] India finds successful way of deterring fare evasion WEBSITES [all issues] Crossrail has new website Website to promote Channel Tunnel freight traffic to northern Britain

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