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UK News - November 2006
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Date Added News Headline
29 Nov 2006 Christmas travel advice from FGW
29 Nov 2006 RAIB publish report into Moy accident on 26 November 2005
29 Nov 2006 New 'Moccha-tunity' kisok opens at Milngavie
29 Nov 2006 Faster journeys between London and West Yorkshire from 10 December
29 Nov 2006 About a week left for Anglia DBSO stock
28 Nov 2006 Class 156 named 'Saint Edmund' in ‘on air’ naming
27 Nov 2006 First Class 159/1 delivered
27 Nov 2006 Virgin Trains December changes
27 Nov 2006 GrantRail Signalling Ltd – Further Design Expansion
27 Nov 2006 Network Rail go into profit
24 Nov 2006 Margaret Beckett MP 'Digs in' to start construction of new Network Rail East Midlands Control Centre
24 Nov 2006 Bringing trains and tracks together
23 Nov 2006 Branson pledges 10,000,000 extra seats to meet rising demand on Virgin West Coast
23 Nov 2006 Extra Leeds Nottingham train services announced from December 2008
23 Nov 2006 EWS Construction wagons on track to arrive in Britain
22 Nov 2006 Milton Keynes-Luton Airport ExpressCoach service
22 Nov 2006 FM Rail announces new Automotive flow
22 Nov 2006 Wrexham and Shropshire Railway welcomes investment in Wrexham
22 Nov 2006 Boost for Chester's 'green' travellers
22 Nov 2006 Extra '319' for First Capital Connect
22 Nov 2006 North Berwick Station to get new Virtual Ticket Office
22 Nov 2006 New offices for Northern Rail
19 Nov 2006 Chippenham Festival 2006 sees the arrival of Mr Brunel
19 Nov 2006 Southampton Central improvements Updated and illustrated
19 Nov 2006 First Class 159/1 due for delivery on 20 November 2006
17 Nov 2006 End of the road for SWT 442s
17 Nov 2006 Modernisation for Lincoln will see end of semaphore signalling
17 Nov 2006 25 per cent extra tonnes of steel slab moved per train
17 Nov 2006 EWS start van clear out from Euston Down Carriage Sidings (DCS)
17 Nov 2006 EWS operate extra pre-Christmas services from Southampton
16 Nov 2006 New use identified for spare North of London Eurostar stock
15 Nov 2006 The Holmfirth Connection
15 Nov 2006 York derailment report published
15 Nov 2006 Largin Viaduct in Cornwall returns to use
15 Nov 2006 Platform improvements for Metheringham
15 Nov 2006 Desiro swap around gives more seats on Portsmouth line
15 Nov 2006 Transport Commissioner visits East London Railway
15 Nov 2006 Northern Railway and Metro launch refurbished Class 155 and 321 units
14 Nov 2006 Date set for Waterloo International closure, and Eurostar news
14 Nov 2006 Chiltern Railways announces Extensive refurbishment at Gerrards Cross station
14 Nov 2006 Eurostar's new London terminal - St Pancras International - to open 14 November 2007 Updated with pictures
14 Nov 2006 UK joins the High Speed Rail revolution with the launch of HS1
13 Nov 2006 Siemens Transportation Systems wins £46 million NR signalling contract
13 Nov 2006 £1.5 million investment in Wirral
13 Nov 2006 Re-cast for FGW timetable
13 Nov 2006 Southampton Central improvements
10 Nov 2006 Consultation starts on North West transport policy
10 Nov 2006 Good deal for Eurotunnel
10 Nov 2006 Another eight Southern stations win 'Secure Status'
10 Nov 2006 Cardiff area loco hauled 11 November 2006 - Updated
9 Nov 2006 More stations benefit from funding to improve access
9 Nov 2006 Major engineering work on London - Brighton line closes route
9 Nov 2006 Proposed strikes on 'one' called off
9 Nov 2006 Boost for late night trains in Scotland
9 Nov 2006 Network Rail awards GrantRail £16 million West Coast Main Line rail contract
9 Nov 2006 Revised Virgin Trains/MML HST roster from 20 November until 8 December
8 Nov 2006 Southern launches its winter timetable
8 Nov 2006 Enhanced driving simulator leads way for driver training and development
8 Nov 2006 First Scotrail introduces new freephone numbers for disabled assistance
8 Nov 2006 More Strathclyde services this festive season
7 Nov 2006 Use identified for powercars 43121 and 43157
7 Nov 2006 Platform and station upgrade at Cheshunt
7 Nov 2006 Yet another livery for GBRf
7 Nov 2006 RAIB publish report into Oubeck derailment
7 Nov 2006 Esk Valley tracks renewed
7 Nov 2006 EWS Industrial launched to meet the demands of British industry
7 Nov 2006 Cardiff area loco hauled 11 November 2006
6 Nov 2006 Major rail investment in the West Country
6 Nov 2006 Half a mile long coal trains to operate from Scotland to Yorkshire
5 Nov 2006 EWS put two Class 37s in Spain up for sale UPDATED
3 Nov 2006 VFM Railfreight Service Launch - Midlands to Scottish Central belt and return
3 Nov 2006 Rugby fans urged to plan ahead for Wales v Canada match
2 Nov 2006 Park and ride train offer for Wiltshire Christmas shoppers
2 Nov 2006 ASLE&F call strikes on 'one' Railway
1 Nov 2006 Major engineering work over Christmas and New Year on c2c
1 Nov 2006 Metronet aims ‘hire' to improve track work delivery
 
 
31 Oct 2006 Network Rail issue statement on 1999 Ladbroke Grove collision
31 Oct 2006 Invitations to Tender issued for three new rail franchises
31 Oct 2006
Ghostly tribute to “Screeching Ginny”
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