Introduction
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Industry News 15
Industry News 06
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£4.5 billion investment in new trains creates new jobs
National train performance for period four is 92.7%
New centre of excellence for high-speed rail established
New Operator for West Coast Rail Passengers
Passengers set to benefit from better parking facilities at stations
17 18 20 Crossrail and TfL
implement joint initiative for the procurement and management of escalators and awards contract worth up to £190m
National Rail helps deliver an outstanding Olympic Games
DB Schenker Rail increases service on the London-Wroclaw corridor
Keltbray group announces 24% turnover increase
Work starts on £220m rail project in Wales
Diary of Events
Essential events to attend in the following months.
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Slow and steady wins the race
The Docklands Light Railway, 25 this year, has grown incrementally from a system of just two short lines to one that now covers 21 miles and 45 stations.
Don’t smile you’re on camera At a secret location, thousands of CCTV cameras across the railway network are now monitored by specially trained staff in a vast new hub.
Full speed ahead The recent railway investment announcement might have been overblown by a Government desperate for good news but there’s no disputing its central message: this really is the age of the train.
Everyone’s a winner with localism The Government is keen on decentralising and would welcome an arm’s length relationship with the railways.
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