Arriva makes London-Manchester open access bid
Arriva has submitted an application to the Office of Rail and Road for an open access service between Manchester and London. Arriva said the proposed route would improve access to London Luton Airport and Alton Towers, and give Congleton and Uttoxeter their first direct trains to London, while creating new connections between the North West, Staffordshire and the East Midlands.
Hot weather derailments set to cost Network Rail 9m poundsThe two derailments in Sussex and Essex in August are set to cost Network Rail nine million pounds, according to a Freedom of Information Act response. The accidents occurred during very hot weather on 13 and 14 August.
Railway workers remembered on Armistice DayTwo war memorial plaques honouring railway workers who served during the First and Second World Wars have returned to London Euston, more than two decades after they had been removed. The plaques have been installed on the main concourse, giving passengers and staff a place to pause and remember the 24 railwaymen whose names they recall.
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