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Opening of HS2 line set to be delayed beyond 2033 (www.bbc.com)
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New Wiltshire train operator makes launch plans progress (www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk)
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Government commits £2.5bn for new Oxford–Cambridge railway line (eastangliabylines.co.uk)
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HS2 contractors referred to taxman over supply of workers (www.bbc.co.uk)
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200 years ago today, the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1825 was given Royal Assent (x.com)
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200 years ago today, the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Act 1825 was given Royal Assent by King William IV – sparking one of the most significant developments in the early history of the passenger railway in Britain, and perhaps the world. We marked that moment today with new history boards at Whitstable station so that the story can be better understood by the local community.

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New stations for north and south Wales in £445m rail plan (www.bbc.com)
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C2c tells customers to avoid contactless after overcharging issue - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Wiltshire and Bath Metro system plans get key backing (www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk)
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London Northwestern Railway launches new fleet of five-car trains (www.railadvent.co.uk)
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Eurostar plans direct trains from London to Frankfurt and Geneva (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Inside the new £2,500,000,000 Leeds tram system with airport connection (metro.co.uk)
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Potential DLR extension (tfl.gov.uk)
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I'm happy to see they're thinking about adding another river crossing.

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Major plans for city railway station revealed (nation.cymru)
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Euston, we have a solution! Fleet of new trains with 20 per cent more seats (www.standard.co.uk)
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Britain's new high-speed railway:First platforms installed at Old Oak Common (youtu.be)
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'HS2 all over again': Oxford - Cambridge rail project classed as 'England and Wales' (nation.cymru)
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Virgin's plans for trains to France hit by row over Eurostar depot (www.connexionfrance.com)
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Call to extend HS2 from London to Crewe by rail businesses (www.bbc.co.uk)
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East West Rail public events see thousands share thoughts - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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First platforms for Britain’s new high speed railway installed at Old Oak Common (mediacentre.hs2.org.uk)
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A great prize, but a great risk: why we all need the nationalised South Western Railway to work (www.theguardian.com)
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Lumo model train now available from Hornby (www.lumo.co.uk)
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Appeal to repair vandalised heritage railway in East Sussex - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Uber set to reopen Ebbsfleet International by 2029 (www.bbc.com)
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Uber to rival Eurostar by operating cross-channel train services (www.gmx.com)
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