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UK News - August 2006
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Date Added News Headline
14 August 2006 First ScotRail Carnoustie Station to receive state of the art Customer Information System thanks to joint partnership
14 August 2006 Rail Industry helps out air travel problems with extra services
15 August 2006 First ScotRail roll out of restructuring of long distance fares
15 August 2006 Improved customer information at Tottenham Hale
15 August 2006 Additional stops for some West Anglia stations
15 August 2006 Rochford station adopted
15 August 2006 Landslip blocks Alton line services
15 August 2006 Christmas/New Year works on Brighton Line
15 August 2006 Midland Mainline staff get breakfast back on track
15 August 2006 Freightliner adds Birmingham International Freight Terminal to its network
15 August 2006 Planning application submitted for Birmingham New Street redevelopment (picture)
15 August 2006 Refurbished footbridge opens at Taplow (picture)
16 August 2006 Celebrity chefs Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin to judge GNER Chef of the Year Competition
16 August 2006 Network Rail suspends Carillon Rail from tendering for new rail projects
16 August 2006 Report released into a derailment at Liverpool Central on 26 October 2006
16 August 2006 For St Pancras read St Pancras International (picture)
18 August 2006 Life long learning in Scotland
18 August 2006 Midland Mainline gaining 'Momentum' with local community
18 August 2006 GNER to run extra services this weekend to meet demand
18 August 2006 159/1s confirmed for SWT
18 August 2006 EWS nameplates for sale
18 August 2006 South West Trains strikes 29 August, 8 & 11 September
18 August 2006 Silverlink franchise extended to November 2007
18 August 2006 RAIB publish report into rail cutting incident at Thirsk
21 August 2006 New catering selection for Virgin Trains
21 August 2006 megatrain.com clocks up 100,000 passengers
21 August 2006 Newly installed CCTV improves security at Cambridge station
21 August 2006 'one' unveils Anglia in Bloom train
21 August 2006 Freightliner signs contract with CSAV
21 August 2006 Network Rail level crossing collision Monday 21 August
22 August 2006 156461 branded in 'La al Ratty' livery
22 August 2006 The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) have accredited CORREL Rail Limited as a Railway Industry Approved Body
22 August 2006 End of the line for 1980s ticket machines at First Great Western
22 August 2006 Network Rail look for the modern day 'Brunel'
23 August 2006 SWT issue special Strike notice to passengers
23 August 2006 Major Investment at Worcester Foregate station
24 August 2006 Keeping Scotland on the move - consultation starts on the future of Scotland's railway
24 August 2006 New control centre for Cotswold Rail
24 August 2006 Harworth Colliery mothballed
25 August 2006 EWS responds to increased market demand and moves 26% more coal in just two months
25 August 2006 Chiltern Railways takes Betjeman lovers to ‘Metroland’
25 August 2006 Major works close Wootton Bassett between 26 August and 3 September
25 August 2006 Main line test run for Deltic 55022 on Tuesday 29 August 2006
29 August 2006 GNER cuts 'on line' fares to offer lowest ever prices
29 August 2006 Carluke Station to be Bloomin' Marvellous
29 August 2006 DRS returns to Freightliner Coatbridge
30 August 2006 First ScotRail introduce rails bargain packages - for Airshow
30 August 2006 Network Rail award multi-million pound contract to Corus Scunthorpe
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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