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Solar sparks effect

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 06 of Jun, 2014 10:12 BST - (5510 Reads)
The South Tynedale Railway plans to be the first railway in the world to offer a solar-powered public transport service, using battery-electric locomotives like these. (Photograph: Clayton)
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Back to the Future

Author: Chris Page - Published Thu 05 of Jun, 2014 16:48 BST - (4801 Reads)
Goods delivery vans return to Euston once more as TNT Express tests combined use of rail and road for inner London deliveries. (Photo TNT)
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Inter-city mock-up

Author: Ray King - Published Sat 31 of May, 2014 20:58 BST - (4416 Reads)
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A mock-up of the inter-city express driver’s cab at the DCA workshop in Warwick. Photo by DCA Design International.
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Business hears Railfuture

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 12:54 BST - (4651 Reads)
Chris Austin of Railfuture addressed the Essex Institute of Directors at Marks Tey yesterday morning alongside Chris Dulake, the Engineering Director of Crossrail, raising the status of Railfuture in their eyes. (Artist impression: L & Q and Countryside properties plan for new Chelmsford neighbourhood Beaulieu Park station.)
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Thameslink winner

Author: Chris Page - Published Fri 23 of May, 2014 09:45 BST - (5080 Reads)
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The Department for Transport today announced its intention to award the new Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited.
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Belfast airport rail link

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 21 of May, 2014 10:38 BST - (5267 Reads)
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Rail investment plans for Northern Ireland published this week could mean the first new rail lines since the closures of the 1960s will be built in the province, including a link to Belfast International Airport.
Botanic station Belfast. Photo by  Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Annual Draw Results

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 07 of May, 2014 11:52 BST - (4218 Reads)
The Railfuture Annual Draw is open to members, supporters and the public alike. Tickets are distributed each year with Railwatch. Proceeds are used to boost the Railfuture Fighting Fund.
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Cheaper freight rates

Author: Chris Page - Published Mon 28 of Apr, 2014 18:40 BST - (4774 Reads)
The European Commission and the Rail Freight Group both welcome Eurotunnel's plan to reduce freight charges by up to 50%. (Photograph: Launch of intermodal freight service on Channel Tunnel rail link in 2011, by Ray King.)

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Right answer for Wisbech

Author: Chris Page - Published Wed 09 of Apr, 2014 16:43 BST - (5799 Reads)
Mott McDonald have completed a wider cost benefits study showing a benefit/cost ratio of 3.0 for Wisbech reopening, overturining the previous study by Atkins. North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay (right, with Patrick McLoughlin) described the new report as a game-changer.
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High Speed Hastings

Author: Chris Page - Published Mon 31 of Mar, 2014 16:15 BST - (18892 Reads)
Journey times between Hastings and London will be slashed when new trains capable of 140 mph are introduced in little more than five years time. Railfuture member Roger Blake presented Amber Rudd MP with a model of a Javelin train at the Hastings Rail Summit today to celebrate the announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
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Strike a chord

Author: Chris Page - Published Mon 24 of Mar, 2014 18:04 GMT - (6763 Reads)
First train on Ipswich freight chord, due to open 31st March. Photo by Phil Smart for Railfuture.
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