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This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.

Upgrading existing stations and funding new rail links is essential to the success of the Old Oak Common regeneration project, according to Transport for London (TfL) transport planning manager Chris Porter. The OPDC is currently moving forwards with plans to develop a new district in West London including the potential to create an urban district with 25,000 new homes, a wide range of job opportunities for local people, public space and facilities. At the heart of the development will be the O...

The Railway Magazine Government announces £401m rail funding boost A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with The  Department for Transport (DfT) said £317 million would be invested in the Transpennine Route Upgrade to improve “punctuality, reliability and connectivity” for passengers travelling between York, Leeds and Manchester. A further £69 million of funding would go towards increasing freight capacity between th...

The  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said an extended focus was now required in the coming months to ensure improvements are fully delivered for passengers and freight. Advert In May 2020, the ORR found Network Rail had identified the main causes of poor performance and had started to develop remedial action plans but lacked delivery timescales. HS2 will go all the way to Leeds despite ‘mounting costs’ Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the  HS2 ra...

London Underground weekend closures: Tube lines and Overground changes on May 22 and 23 There are closures on the Northern line this weekend A London Underground sign (Image: Ian West/PA Wire) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for ...

Pop giants Madness heading for Glasgow and Aberdeen with Squeeze later this year The Nutty Boys return to the road with their Ladykillers Tour and will be in Scotland on the 2nd and 3rd of December. Updated Madness come to Scotland (Image: Martin Parr/Madness) Get the latest celeb gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox each week with our Showbiz newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide t...

The Railway Magazine Photo: PA Media Hitachi 800 trains were pulled from lines on Saturday as a “precautionary measure” after the fault was found in some Hitachi 800 trains, and Great Western Railway (GWR) and LNER advised people not to travel throughout last weekend and this week. Manufacturer Hitachi, train operators and the Government have now agreed a plan to reintroduce more Class 800 and 385 trains. Delayed review into Britain’s railways to be published The Government has pledged t...

London Underground weekend closures: Tube lines and Overground changes on May 8 and 9 Updated Commuters attempt to keep some distance between each other before boarding an underground train (Image: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourP...

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