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Major upgrade, including electrification and longer electric trains, to railway line between Wigan and Bolton announced.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Investment for Transpennine route upgrade, increased freight capacity between the Port of Southampton and Midlands plus new stations at Exeter and Leeds.
New public body Great British Railways to integrate the railways and deliver passenger-focused travel with simpler, modern fares and reliable services.
A deteriorating Nineteenth Century railway bridge in Oxfordshire is to be restored to its former glory as part of a renovation project led by Highways England.
Line between Exeter and Okehampton set to reopen later this year, as government delivers first project of its Restoring Your Railway Fund in the south west.
Transport Secretary appoints Neil Sachdev as Chair of the East West Railway Company, overseeing delivery of a new direct rail link between Oxford and Cambridge.
In a keynote speech at Project SPEED conference, Rail Minister invites rail industry to pioneer faster, smarter and more efficient infrastructure projects.
The HS2 Phase 2a: High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Bill has passed into law exactly a year after government gave HS2 the green light.
Final round of Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund opens, inviting proposals to restore railway lines, services and stations that were closed to passengers in 1964.
Funding announced for restoring rail links lost under the Beeching cuts.
Transport Minister announces overhaul of how land and property is purchased for High Speed 2 (HS2).
New seawall at Dawlish reaches an important milestone.
Government publishes Network Rail’s interim report on 12 August’s tragic derailment of a passenger train at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
Passenger journeys in Wales set to improve thanks to new funding.
Passengers to benefit from a £40 million investment in Stevenage train station.
Birmingham's University rail station is set for redevelopment in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
English regions to get major investment in roads and rail.
Fund will help to develop proposals to build or reopen railway lines and stations.
East Coast Main Line set to become Britain's first mainline digital rail link thanks to £350 million of new investment.
Minister for Exports, Graham Stuart MP, announces new agreement to support construction of a major new transport hub outside of Warsaw
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