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News - February 2008
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Date Added News Headline
29 Feb 2008 Double award win for First Great Western
29 Feb 2008 Network Rail publish East Coast Route Utilisation Strategy
29 Feb 2008 Residents to be consulted on use of station
28 Feb 2008 National Express East Anglia goes live
28 Feb 2008 RAIB report released into a derailment in Hooley Cutting, near Merstham, Surrey
28 Feb 2008 RAIB report released into a track worker fatality at Ruscombe Junction
28 Feb 2008 Falkland Islands wool goes by rail
28 Feb 2008 Northern wins Rail Business of the year title
27 Feb 2008 Brush Traction ceremony marks hand over of final two refurbished FGW powercars
26 Feb 2008 Major investment and more trains for FGW
26 Feb 2008 Government acts over First Great Western
26 Feb 2008 Improvements for Eurostar passengers at Paris Gare du Nord
25 Feb 2008 A changed life for Bournemouth Depot
22 Feb 2008 Grand Central set for March launch
22 Feb 2008 Bombardier to supply new locos for New Jersey Transit
22 Feb 2008 FGW introduce new 'check you journey' alert system
21 Feb 2008 O2 scoops Network rail mobile contract
21 Feb 2008 Angel Trains launches new European wagon leasing business
21 Feb 2008 Transport for London signs new train leasing contract
21 Feb 2008 EWS offer 2nd ‘Merry-Go-Round’ prototype wagon for preservation
20 Feb 2008 Now Virgin join the Wrexham network
20 Feb 2008 170 automatic ticket gates to be installed at Waterloo
20 Feb 2008 FirstGroup to trial pioneering technology to reduce train energy consumption
20 Feb 2008 Hitachi and Network Rail announce ETCS project
19 Feb 2008 End of an era on the Forth bridge
18 Feb 2008 DRS announce open day at Crewe Gresty Bridge
18 Feb 2008 SWT announce 'overhaul' for Class 458 'Juniper' fleet
15 Feb 2008 Plans announced for Oliver Cromwell and Tornado on Great Central Railway
14 Feb 2008 Highams Park station renaissance
13 Feb 2008 Network Rail orders another Plasser HOBC
13 Feb 2008 £400m to transform Birmingham New Street Station
13 Feb 2008 Thirteen more London stations to become accessible
12 Feb 2008 The future’s bright for First GBRf
12 Feb 2008 Heathrow Express and Cognisco to deliver on line assesment for drivers
11 Feb 2008 Freightliner Ltd invest £4m in 2 new cranes Trafford Park
11 Feb 2008 New offices for National Express East Coast
8 Feb 2008 Class 57 goes into Advenza Freight livery
8 Feb 2008 Active training starts for Wrexham and Shopshire
8 Feb 2008 East Midlands Trains is three months old and already more punctual than before!
7 Feb 2008 FGW to launch 2+7 HST operation (trains without buffet cars)
6 Feb 2008 Ebbw Vale finally opens (Updated 15/2/08)
6 Feb 2008 Investment in Skegness line
5 Feb 2008 New train drivers bring rail services closer
4 Feb 2008 Improvements underway at Colchester
4 Feb 2008 Free first class travel for Virgin Trains passengers affected by New Year disruption
1 Feb 2008 Class 158 crashes into demolished bridge at Barrow-on-Soar
1 Feb 2008 Metrolink's £102million upgrade gets final Government seal of approval
1 Feb 2008 Blackpool's iconic tram set for £85million upgrade
   
31 Jan 2008 RAIB report released into the derailment of a London Underground Central Line train near Mile End station
31 Jan 2008 RAIB report released into derailment of a freight train at King Edward Bridge, Newcastle on Tyne
31 Jan 2008 Major rail improvements ahead between Birmingham and Warwickshire
31 Jan 2008 More Class 172s ordered by Angel Trains
  For older items see UK news Archive January 2008

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