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Train celebrating 200 years of British railways ‘is fitted with American whistle’

AOL 03 Aug 2025
An exhibition train travelling across the country to celebrate 200 years of British railways has been fitted with an American whistle, it has been claimed.
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London to Essex c2c services return to public control in step towards Great British Railways (DFT - UK Department for Transport)

Public Technologies 18 Jul 2025
A unified network under Great British Railways will take this further with one railway under one brand with one mission - delivering excellent services for passengers wherever they travel ... The Railways ...
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In Transit: Five Key Questions with Sir Andrew Haines, Network Rail Network Rail and Great British Railways Transition Team (Norman Broadbent plc)

Public Technologies 04 Jul 2025
When I started in the sector, the railway was in a long-term state of decline, passenger numbers were falling almost continuously from the 1920s through to the early 1990s.
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Great British Railways in action – passengers benefit from track and train being united on South Eastern Railway (DFT - UK Department for Transport)

Public Technologies 18 Jun 2025
Southeastern and Network Rail Kent route have united under a single leadership team to drive investment and efficiency and deliver for passengers and freight in an important step towards Great British Railways ().
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The British railway industry is in rude health – here's why investors should jump aboard

Moneyweek 17 Jun 2025
The railway industry has bounced back from the devastating impact of the pandemic and is entering a new phase of development – and profitability ....
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Foreign steel to be used for nearly a fifth of British railway upgrades

AOL 17 Jun 2025
Under the Labour Government’s newly unveiled plans, British Steel will only supply 377,000 of the 450,000 tonnes of rails being bought over the next five years ... “This is great news for British Steel ...
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The Guardian view on Great British Railways: renationalisation can put passengers back in the driving ...

The Guardian 03 Jun 2025
Last month, this journey back to the future began as the first renationalised South Western Railway (SWR) service departed Woking for London Waterloo, complete with union jack branding and the logo “Great British Railways.
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The Guardian view on Great British Railways: renationalisation can put passengers back in the driving seat

The Observer 03 Jun 2025
Last month, this journey back to the future began as the first renationalised South Western Railway (SWR) service to depart from London Waterloo left at 6.14am, complete with union jack branding and the logo “Great British Railways.
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