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Docklands goes east

Author: railwatch - Published Mon 30 of Jan, 2006 15:29 GMT - (2756 Reads)
Docklands Light Railway is planning a further extension to Dagenham Dock via Barking Reach at a cost of £150million.

New dawn

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 29 of Jan, 2006 09:50 GMT - (2669 Reads)
The first of Britain's new breed of tilting trains entered service on 27 January 2003.

Fast track

Author: railwatch - Published Wed 18 of Jan, 2006 10:41 GMT - (2802 Reads)
News that the Strategic Rail Authority is to consider a new high speed line between London, the North of England and Scotland is exciting.

Graduate opportunities

Author: railwatch - Published Tue 17 of Jan, 2006 16:17 GMT - (3093 Reads)
Building on its established graduate recruitment programme, Porterbrook Leasing is looking for applicants to join its 2003 programme.

Assembly off track

Author: railwatch - Published Tue 03 of Jan, 2006 17:47 GMT - (2649 Reads)
Rail users in Wales are dismayed that the Welsh Assembly has dropped key rail schemes from its official Transport Framework.

Virgin first

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 19 of Dec, 2005 19:57 GMT - (5169 Reads)
Colin Patmore and Dennis Fancett of senrug with the Northumbrian piper welcoming the first Virgin weekday train to call at Morpeth station.

Helicopter on line

Author: railwatch - Published Sun 25 of Sep, 2005 19:54 BST - (3206 Reads)
The plan to rebuild the railway from Penrith to Keswick in the Lake District has been making progress thanks to a helicopter.


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