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December 2, 2022 | Financial

Britain outlines £44bn maintenance and renewals spending plan for 2024-2029

Funding for Network Rail in Control Period 7 expected to exceed that in Control Period 6.

October 19, 2022 | Policy

Great British Railways facing delay as key legislation shelved

A new Transport Bill promised this autumn will now not be heard until the next session of parliament, which begins in May 2023.

March 22, 2022 | Fleet

TPE plans to buy more new trains

New fleets would realise opportunities created by Trans-Pennine route upgrade

January 15, 2022 | Analysis

The future for British rail re-openings?

Rail re-openings in England have been rare in recent times, but as Richard Clinnick discovers, a new method which looks to halve costs and encourage creative thinking could be set to change the situation.

December 13, 2021 | Financial

Transport for London funding extended as long-term discussions continue

Talks continue between Transport for London and British government over financial support.

December 9, 2021 | Fleet

Alstom-Hitachi joint venture wins £2bn HS2 fleet contract

The 50:50 joint venture will deliver 54 eight-car trains with manufacturing in Britain set to commence in 2025.

September 28, 2021 | Financial

British government takes over Southeastern following franchise breach

Decision follows an investigation which identifies over £25m of taxpayer money was not declared by SE.

September 17, 2021 | Europe

British government to investigate air quality standards following diesel train research

Nitrogen oxide levels up to 13-times higher than those next to major London roads found on new-build trains.

October 16, 2020 | Main line

Arriva secures three-year CrossCountry contract

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed a three-year contract with Arriva to continue to operate CrossCountry services, which encompasses long-distance and regional trains on routes from Aberdeen to Penzance, and Stansted Airport to Cardiff, serving more than 100 stations.

August 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain sets up unit to accelerate transport projects

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Schapps, has announced the creation of a new unit to speed up the delivery of rail and road infrastructure projects.

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