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The Truth Behind Those STONEHENGE Photos youtu.be/yMRFEIYhTUA?si=rKCr⦠via @YouTube via @PaulWhitewick
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Non-ROSCO funding possible for Northern order amid diesel concerns
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π It's been one week since we closed parts of @merseyrail for Β£3.5m of underground upgrades, so here's an update from our team down in the tunnels.
βΉοΈ Where the railway is closed, replacement buses will keep you moving. Check @nationalrailenq to see if your journey is affected. β at Liverpool, England
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Watch Team TRU successfully remove the old railway bridge at Common Lane in Church Fenton last weekend using a remote-controlled SPMT! πΉοΈπ₯
This was the first major stage to replace this life-expired structure with a new bridge high enough to accommodate the overhead line equipment needed to power faster, greener, quieter electric trains in the future.
The new bridge will be installed on 17/18 October, when trains between Leeds and York will be diverted, and between 24 October-1 November, when direct buses between Leeds and York will be in place. Buses calling at local stations in between will also run on these dates. For full travel information visit nationalrail.co.uk. βΉοΈ
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Sir John Kingman named as first Great British Railways Chair
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Sir John Kingman confirmed as GBR Chair. He starts work today.
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This afternoon popped along to White Rose to see how progress was goingβ¦
The two cars belonged to the security staff. Other than them, it was a ghost town!
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GBR apprenticeship scheme launched as HQ location chosen
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tonight, @Railnatter is giving @TracyBrabin a present:
(this one is a feast of behind the scenes work, an hour won't do it justice)
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VIDEO! Let's ride the Tarka line between Exeter and Barnstaple!
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Ukraine has hit a Russian data centre linked to bot farms.
In other news, every Reform account is getting a lot fewer likes and shares than usual.
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Transport for Wales starts consultation on extending South Wales Metro route
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New 2.2km electricity tunnel dug beneath the River Thames
(link to article in reply below)
The River Thames has a new tunnel under it, after a tunnel boring machine completed a 2.2km long tunnel under the Thames near Tilbury.
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π¨ Services will be impacted between York and Leeds over the next two weekends (10-11 and 17-18 October), and a subsequent nine-day period from 24 October-1 November, as TRU undertake major improvement works in North Yorkshire to replace Common Lane railway bridge.
The new structure will be able to accommodate the overhead line equipment needed to power faster, greener, quieter electric trains between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester in the future. β‘
Customers are being encouraged to check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk during this series of improvement works βΉοΈ
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Wrexham and Lumo West Coast Main Line open access services rejected again
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The @railandroad has rejected WCML open access applications from @LumoTravel and WSMR as well as @AvantiWestCoast additional trains to Blackpool, citing capacity on the southern section of the West Coast main line.
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Birmingham-Manchester Airport service has knock-on effect for Northern
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"We've been planning this for a long time": Chiltern to operate most services during RMT strike
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As part of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension Phase 2, weβll be holding a drop-in session on Wednesday this week at Woodside Methodist Church.
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Stunning photo. Can anyone spot any ballast shoulders though? Not to mention vegetation growth. It looks like a shot from the bad days of the mid 1990s!






























