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UK News - September 2006
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29Sept 2006 Class 458s to remain with South West Trains
29Sept 2006 New home for Exminster Signalbox
29 Sept 2006 Major disruption for rail travel in the West Country until Christmas
29 Sept 2006 GNER 'Chef of the Year winner is David Buchanan
28 Sept 2006 FGW launches 'RingGo' car parking
28 Sept 2006 Transport Minister Tavish Scott views track laying on new Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail line
27 Sept 2006 Ilford Depot honored by Class 317 naming
27 Sept 2006 Network Rail announces recommendations for Elsenham Crossing
26 Sept 2006 Virgin selects Nomad Digital as preferred bidder for on train WiFi
26 Sept 2006 First class track record as First ScotRail driver clocks up near on half a century
26 Sept 2006 Network Rail Track Renewal Train moves to Taunton
25 Sept 2006 More EWS nameplates for sale
25 Sept 2006 Dolwyddelan Station wins UK Community award
25 Sept 2006 GNER chefs compete in high-speed cook-off
23 Sept 2006 News from Gatwick Express
23 Sept 2006 First Great Western - West Somerset 'Shuttles' 7/8 October 2006
22 Sept 2006 New Glasgow-London speed record set of 3hr 55min 27sec
22 Sept 2006 Stagecoach win South West Trains franchise bid
22 Sept 2006 Next batch of DRS Class 66s on the way to the UK soon
22 Sept 2006 Presentation of 'Brian Morrison' nameplate
21 Sept 2006 Its no smoking at St Pancras International
21 Sept 2006 GB Railfreight wins First Capital Connect contract to move Class 319 stock
20 Sept 2006 Half a million bargains in GNERs online ticket sale
20 Sept 2006 Dawlish signalbox wrapped up as a parcel!
19 Sept 2006 Stobart Rail takes to the tracks
19 Sept 2006 Axiom Rail reducing wagon costs to enable greater freight volumes to be hauled by rail across Europe
19 Sept 2006 Department for Transport announces pre-qualified bidders for 3 new franchises
19 Sept 2006 Network Rail and Amey fined for major train derailment
19 Sept 2006 SWT introduce 'leaf fall' timetable
18 Sept 2006 Railcards go 'on-line'
18 Sept 2006 Birkdale Station works complete
18 Sept 2006 Virgin Trains launches new marketing campaign
15 Sept 2006 Extended and refurbished power signalbox opens at King's Cross
15 Sept 2006 Upgrade for Silverlink Class 150s
15 Sept 2006 Bloomin' Marvellous scheme celebrates first anniversary
14 Sept 2006 Fire at Miles Platting
14 Sept 2006 GNER announce major improvements to Newcastle Central station - Updated
14 Sept 2006 Changes to West Country tickets
14 Sept 2006 New EWS structure
13 Sept 2006 Revamped East Didsbury opens for service
13 Sept 2006 MD of Angel Trains joins Government Rail Advisory Group
13 Sept 2006 Light loco speed increase to 100mph for East Coast 'Thunderbirds'
13 Sept 2006 New waiting room opened at Carlisle and low fares announced
12 Sept 2006 Campaign to save Frinton 'Gates'
12 Sept 2006 £200 million investment in Glasgow
12 Sept 2006 Network Rail invests £6.25m in Scottish East Coast track work
12 Sept 2006 Chiltern Leaf Fall Timetable starts from Sunday 1 October 2006
12 Sept 2006 First ScotRail provides STAR treatment at stations
12 Sept 2006 EWS acquisition of the Marcroft Engineering Group
12 Sept 2006 Last Aptis ticket issued by Northern
12 Sept 2006 Crewe awarded Secure Station status
12 Sept 2006 Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal gets Southampton's newest rail freight service
12 Sept 2006 Eurostar unveils Ebbsfleet International Station
12 Sept 2006 Print-at-Home tickets to go on trial with Virgin Trains
11 Sept 2006 Network Rail makes improvements to Blaenau Ffestiniog
11 Sept 2006 CrossRail information roundup
09 Sept 2006 Change to FM Rail Shuttles over the Community Railfest weekend 23 and 24 September

08 Sept 2006

 Sir John Betjeman honoured by 'one' Railway
07 Sept 2006 Gauge 'O' Guild's 50th Birthday marked by loco naming
07 Sept 2006 New £17 million contracts means further savings for Network Rail
07 Sept 2006 First Great Western MTU-fitted power car 43097 named Environment Agency
06 Sept 2006 Double c2c events the last as Rail Minister for Derek Twigg
06 Sept 2006 New Transport Minister
06 Sept 2006 Southend United announce sponsorship with 'one' railway
06 Sept 2006 GNER takes stock with Torex Retail's EPOS platform
05 Sept 2006 Introducing 'London Overground' - a new era for London Rail
05 Sept 2006 First ScotRail revises on-train scooter policy
05 Sept 2006 Arriva Trains offers kids free travel on September Saturdays
05 Sept 2006 Four key components to deliver rail freight growth
05 Sept 2006 Desiro 450114 named Fairbridge - Investing in the Future at Waterloo
04 Sept 2006 Wootton Bassett Re-opens
04 Sept 2006 Major investment to rejuvenate Rugby
04 Sept 2006 Network Rail to give oral evidence to Scottish Parliament on Airdrie-Bathgate Railway Bill
04 Sept 2006 Safer Car Parks on c2c
04 Sept 2006 Balham station wins National award for security and safety
03 Sept 2006 Betjeman 'Metroland' special from Marylebone to Quainton Road
02 Sept 2006 Lift refurbishment begins at Milton Keynes Central on Monday 4 September 2006
01 Sept 2006 New real time customer information systems at Crossmyloof Station
01 Sept 2006 FGW run extra service for Wales v Brazil match on 5 September
   
31 August 2006 Transport for London order 152 Class 376 'Electrostar' vehicles for East London and North London Lines
31 August 2006 New Chief Executive Officer for GNER
31 August 2006 Network Rail published Cross London Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS)
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