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Successful AGM and General Council Meeting

West Coast Rail 250 held its AGM and General Council meeting in Birmingham last Thursday. The Chair, Cllr Trevor Roberts, said “I am grateful for HS2 Ltd for hosting this…

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General Council meets in Liverpool

The General Council meeting of West Coast Rail 250 was held last Thursday (23rd February) in Liverpool. Members heard from Richard Scott of Avanti West Coast and Melissa Farmer from…

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Avanti Launches New Timetable

Avanti West Coast has launched a new timetable which reintroduces many services which were a casualty of the August step down. The new timetable started on 11 December, and now…

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Avanti awarded 6-month contract extension

The Department for Transport has awarded Avanti West Coast a six month extension to the current Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement, taking the contract up to 1 April 2023. The current…

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DfT consults on rail transformation legislation

The DfT has published (9 June) consultation on the legislation that will be required to enable the rail transformation as set out in the William-Shapps Plan for Rail published in…

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Next Stage for HS2 Crewe to Manchester

The legislation required to build Phase 2b of High Speed 2 was introduced to Parliament today. When passed, the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill will enable the new…

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Hitachi / Alstom to build High Speed 2 trains

The £2 billion contract to build the 225 mph trains for High Speed 2 has been awarded to a joint venture between Hitachi and Alstom. Whilst the majority of the…

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Rail key to Union Connectivity

The final report of the Government’s Union Connectivity Review, led by Sir Peter Hendy, was published today, and can be found at Union Connectivity Review (publishing.service.gov.uk). The report recognises the…

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Integrated Rail Plan Launched

The long-awaited Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands was launched today by the Department for Transport. It has key implications for the West Coast Main Line corridor through…

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Rail White Paper Published

The Government’s long-awaited Rail White Paper was published yesterday. It sets out proposals to create a new public body called Great British Railways, which will oversee a new passenger rail…

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