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UK News - February 2007
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Date Added News Headline
12th March 2007 Latest 66's Ready to Roll (Updated)
9th March 2007 More Freightliner 66's built in Canada
9th March 2007 Bodmin & Wenford Diesel Weekend
9th March 2007 Hornby Magazine Launch
7th March 2007 First Eurostar enters St Pancras
7th March 2007 Dawlish Station Referbishment
6th March 2007 Hitachi HST to appear at GCR Diesel Gala!
6th March 2007 FGW Prepare for more Football at Cardiff
6th March 2007 Locos Gather for WSR Steam Gala
5th March 2007 Latest 66's Ready to Roll
5th March 2007 Metronet to recycle more track ballast and cut landfill use
4th March 2007 Flying Scotsman Coach arrives back into the UK
1st March 2007 Southern 456 Refurbished and Reliveried
1st March 2007 EWS Network increases services from the Port of Southampton
   
25 Feb 2007 First GNER 'Mallard' HST set complete
24 Feb 2007 17.15 Euston-Glasgow derails at speed at Greyrigg - 23 February 2006 Updated
24 Feb 2007 Mk3 buffet for West Somerset Railway
23 Feb 2007 Growing the Cotswold Line for passengers
22 Feb 2007 New broadcast date/time for staged train crash
22 Feb 2007 New ticket machines for Perth and Dunblane
21 Feb 2007 First Great Western refurbished set goes into service
21 Feb 2007 RAIB report published into incident at Crewe on 21 February 2006
21 Feb 2007 More Freightliner nameplates for sale
21 Feb 2007 More information released on Class 395 'Javelin'
21 Feb 2007 Cut-price weekend rail travel for First Great Western season ticket holders
21 Feb 2007 European Rail unveils new improved Interail Passes
20 Feb 2007 East Coast franchise - short list published
20 Feb 2007 Railtex 2007 – UKs premier rail trade show
19 Feb 2007 Doncaster Racecourse and EWS Network open bookings for St. Leger Pullman
19 Feb 2007 New waiting room at Exeter opens with heritage displays
16 Feb 2007 TPO preservation update
16 Feb 2007 Work starts on Ravenglass viaduct
16 Feb 2007 Hebden Bridge celebrates 'Walkers are Welcome'
16 Feb 2007 Virgin Trains contributes to highest annual number of rail passengers for 60 years
15 Feb 2007 Eurotunnel buy five Eurostar UK Class 92s
15 Feb 2007 Network Rail display HOBC and TRT at Fairwater Yard opening
15 Feb 2007 New Eurostar driver's simulator for HS1
15 Feb 2007 New coffee shops for GNER
15 Feb 2007 Major investment gives better access for FGW train users
15 Feb 2007 Rail engineering work to affect Virgin CrossCountry trains between Reading and Bournemouth
14 Feb 2007 Sign up to get the wires up
14 Feb 2007 First ScotRail open new maintenance facility at Haymarket
14 Feb 2007 GB Railfreight unveils coal wagon
14 Feb 2007 New 'Mallard' interiors for GNER HSTs shown to the media
13 Feb 2007 Do you want to own a '47'? - well here is your chance!
13 Feb 2007 Merseyrail say - Keep your feet on the ground or face prosecution
12 Feb 2007 Class 322 refurbishment complete in Scotland
12 Feb 2007 'one' introduced hearing loops at rural stations
12 Feb 2007 Old Dalby test track saved - taken over by Metronet
11 Feb 2007 Cotswold No. 47810 becomes 'Captain Sensible'
09 Feb 2007 Fire damaged 43176 returns to Brush
09 Feb 2007 £35million investment in Dumfries rail network
09 Feb 2007 Reward offered by FGW after brick thrown at train
09 Feb 2007 Man jailed after level crossing collision
09 Feb 2007 'Oxfordshire 2007' takes to the rails with a 2+1 passenger train
08 Feb 2007 GNER give details of extra HST stock
08 Feb 2007 New platform takes shape at Bristol Parkway
08 Feb 2007 Slade Green and SET mark refurbishment of 465 fleet
08 Feb 2007 Pioneer 222103 Updated
07 Feb 2007 Class 321 naming honours Bletchley maintenance team
06 Feb 2007 Merseytravel becomes official partner for European Capital of Culture
06 Feb 2007 Virgin Trains boost for Liverpool and Merseyside as City prepares for Capital of Culture year
06 Feb 2007 Latest Class 66s arrive in the UK
05 Feb 2007 47810 Captain Sensible released from new paint facility at Alstom Oxley
05 Feb 2007 Viaduct project wins Network Rail Engineering Award
05 Feb 2007 Freightliner Heavy Haul wins Potash contract
05 Feb 2007 Bradford on Avon 150 celebrated
05 Feb 2007 New South West Trains franchise commences
02 Feb 2007 Voyager to the West Somerset Railway
01 Feb 2007 Cotswold Rail takes over Blue Pullman
01 Feb 2007 Train crash demo to be shown on 'Top Gear' this Sunday
01 Feb 2007 Class 222 named 'City of Nottingham'
01 Feb 2007 Community Rail status - for more local lines
01 Feb 2007 50% move low price seats on GNER
01 Feb 2007 Major engineering work announced for Devon and Cornwall
01 Feb 2007 Passengers invited to nominate rail staff for awards
   
31 Jan 2007 'one' railway to extend availability of Oyster PAYG cards
31 Jan 2007 First Great Western to accept Oyster Card Pay As You Go from 2009
30 Jan 2007 Major EWS train fire disrupts East Coast Main Line UPDATED WITH PICTURE
30 Jan 2007 Three new accident reports published by RAIB
30 Jan 2007 GB Railfreight wins Porterbrook deal
  For older items see UK news Archive January 2007

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