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October 31, 2023 | Financial

ORR approves Network Rail’s £43.1bn five-year plan

The plan covers the five year period from April 1 2024, known as Control Period 7 (CP7).

September 11, 2023 | Infrastructure

Network Rail fined £6.7m over fatal Scottish derailment

Three fatalities in accident at Carmont near Stonehaven in August 2020.

September 8, 2023 | Signalling

ETCS system reliability testing completed on Northern City Line

Major milestone for East Coast Digital Programme, says Network Rail.

August 31, 2023 | Financial

Hitachi proposes disposal of French sites to seal Thales deal

The proposed remedy package also includes British mainline signalling activities and is being considered by Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

April 15, 2022 | News

ORR says decisions needed now on main line timetables

Delays beyond this month could cause further disruption to major British line.

January 28, 2022 | News

British regulator launches GoA 4 consultation

ORR is seeking views on how unattended train operation could be developed in Britain.

January 19, 2022 | Fleet

New DMU fleet for Wales authorised

CAF trains part of major fleet replacement.

November 30, 2021 | Financial

Pandemic causes huge rise in British government rail support

There has been a huge increase in government expenditure on Britain’s railways due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

October 7, 2021 | Financial

British rail ridership up five times year-on-year between April and June

Post-pandemic recovery reaches 41% of 2019/20 Q1 passenger numbers in Britain.

October 4, 2021 | Fleet

Lumo class 803s authorised for London - Edinburgh services

Hitachi EMUs to begin ECML open-access operations later this month.

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