East Anglia Branch News - Snippets Issues for 2008

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The following is a list of the news 'Snippets' produced by the East Anglia branch of Railfuture for 2008. They are listed in descending date order. Click on an issue to read the news.

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373	-	Date TBC	-	Issue 373 in progress - read content produced so far
2008 [hide contents]
185	21/12/2008
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Short-term repreive for some of the restaurant cars on London-Norwich trains STATIONS [all issues] First part of East West Rail reopening as Aylesbury Vale Parkway station opens two years ahead of schedule RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Major project to replace unreliable OHLE on Great Eastern Mainline planned for 2009 GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] First business casualty of Cambridgeshire guided busway works WEBSITES [all issues] Angry commuter fights back with First 'Crapital' Connect website South Eastern launches website to promote new high-speed service starting in December 2009 Group tries to save Folkstone Harbour railway line from closure and destruction
184	08/12/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] East Anglia to get new mainline railway station by 2012 as 'Snoasis' gets approval Commissioning of help points at Waterbeach station is latest in series of improvements ESTA uses station "minor modificatons" consultation to fight relocation of Lowestoft station RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Steer Davies Gleeve report studies new eastern route options for East West Rail Link RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Service improvements for winter timetable RAIL MEETINGS [all issues] Arriva Cross Country gave presentation at Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting in Cambridge ROLLING STOCK [all issues] DfT issues information to manufacturers about trains required for Thameslink Programme GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Possible financial meltdown of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - £30 million overspend claimed
183	23/11/2008
	TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] National Express East Anglia announces closure of Norwich call Centre and end of restaurant cars Fare increases for East Anglian TOCs announced RAIL MEETINGS [all issues] Report from the FLUA AGM 2008 in King's Lynn PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Embrionic Wisbech-March Bramley Line group takes two steps forward WEBSITES [all issues] Website set-up for Liverpool-Norwich train passengers squashed into tins like sardines Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership wins second place in CRP award for websites
182	16/11/2008
	EAST WEST RAIL LINK [all issues] East West Rail consortium reveals progress on western section Lib Dem rail priorities include East West Rail according to press release STATIONS [all issues] Manningtree station car park extension starts National Express East Anglia stations retain 'secure status' RAIL ROUTES [all issues] MNR disappointed as Clacton branch signalling postponed Reopening of King's Lynn to Hunstanton line discussed by West Norfolk Council RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Barrington Cement works to close PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway used as receiving location for NXEA rolling stock WEBSITES [all issues] Norfolk Community Rail Partnerships to try out websites for mobile phones Pedestrian advice website covers Norwich and Cambridge
181	26/10/2008
	RAIL PATRONAGE [all issues] Cambridge-Norwich service goes from strength to strength ROLLING STOCK [all issues] National Express East Anglia to fit remote monitoring equipment on inter-city trains to reduce failures in service RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Felixstowe port traffic reaches new record Tank trains may return to Mid-Norfolk Railway
180	07/10/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] Redundant freight sidings at Cambridge station lifted to make way for more passenger carriage stabling RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Port of Felixstowe handles more containers by rail in one week than ever before GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Stagecoach boasts that Cambridgeshire guided busway will see 100% clean buses TV PROGRAMMES [all issues] BBC East programme on Norfolk rail closures and possible reopenings PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] North Norfolk Railway's Sheringham level crossing reinstatement proceeds WEBSITES [all issues] First Capital Connect launches website to explain the Thameslink Programme Save the Woodhead Tunnel 'blog'
179	14/09/2008
	RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Beccles Loop on East Suffolk Line passes Network Rail study East West Rail Link Consortium signs agreement with Chiltern Railways to work together PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway starts to move redundant East Winch signal box for use at Thuxton Third heritage railway in Norfolk - Whitwell and Reepham railway station - gets approval
178	26/08/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] ESTA produces questionnaire to discover if moving Lowestoft station would be detrimental to passengers
177	04/08/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] Work starts on platform extension for 12-coach trains at Cambridge station Waterbeach station to get help points RAIL ROUTES [all issues] First Capital Connect's Great Northern routes hit performance high as extra capacity is confirmed RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Consent given for doubling of Felixstowe branch for increased container traffic
176	21/07/2008
	RAIL ROUTES [all issues] National Express East Anglia operate additional trains for Lowestoft Seafront air show PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway permanent way complete renewal and widening of Hoe level crossing
175	28/06/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] Needham Market station revitalised to improve passenger experience PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway engineering train reaches Hoe level crossing
174	29/05/2008
	STATIONS [all issues] Decision not to redevelop land for housing in north Cambridge near to proposed station GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Quality of Cambridgeshire Guided busway construction called into question as 'cracks' are found PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] First ever Multiple Purpose Vehicle visits Mid-Norfolk Railway
173	30/04/2008
	RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE [all issues] Sidings close to Norwich station have been electrified to stable passenger rolling stock Track renewal of Ely-Norwich line prioritied over Bittern Line STATIONS [all issues] Improvements at Wymondham and Attleborough stationa
172	01/04/2008
	ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Last National Express East Anglia Class 156 trains refurbished PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway has new signal box at Dereham
171	01/03/2008
	TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] 'one' Railway rebranded as National Express East Anglia Train punctuality hits new high for 'one' STATIONS [all issues] Cambridge station is now gated - with policy of no entry without a ticket RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Seed potatoes from Doncaster delivered to Eccles Road
170	31/01/2008
	ROLLING STOCK [all issues] DfT's Rolling Stock Plan reveals extra trains for East Anglia operator 'one'

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