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The newest addition to Network Rail’s train fleet has left the depot for the first time on a series of test runs.

One of the greenest buildings on the railway network has been awarded a prestigious seal of approval this week by BRE (Building Research Establishment) the internationally recognised leaders of construction sustainability standards.

Passenger and freight trains are once again running through Hatfield & Stainforth. The railway was forced to close after a spoil heap slip at Hatfield Colliery and engineers have relocated approximately one million cubic metres of material in order to restore services.

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Minister for Transport, Edwina Hart will announce the completion of a £48 million program of improvements to rail services in South West Wales.

When
Monday 8 July 2013, 9:30am for a 10am start

Where
Gowerton Railway Station, Station Road, Gowerton, Swansea, SA4 3AJ

If you would like to attend, would like more information or to request interviews please contact:siobhan.dillon@wales.gov.uk / 029 20898665, or mavis.choong@networkrail.co.uk / 07515 620 384

Passengers using the Cumbrian Coast line will soon benefit from better access as a project to provide easier access between platforms and trains gets underway at a number of stations this month.

More than 180 apprentices have joined up with railway maintenance teams across Britain for on-the-job training after successfully completing the first year of Network Rail’s advanced apprenticeship scheme.

Network Rail has won a Green Apple Award for its work protecting biodiversity during the design and construction for a new flyover at Heathrow Junction, as part of the Crossrail project.

Network Rail today publishes its ‘alternative solutions’ network route utilisation strategy – the result of a wide-ranging consultation with industry stakeholders and which looks at future, cost-effective options for growth.

The study examines five main areas for development: further use of trams, tram trains, hybrid light rail, innovative ideas for electrification and further expansion of community rail initiatives.