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Network Rail’s Charity Cricket Tournament raises £17,000
The annual Rail Building and Civil Engineering Charity Cricket Tournament took place at The Walkers Ground, Southgate Cricket Club yesterday, hosted by Network Rail.
The matches commenced at 1pm with the aim of raising in excess of £15,000 for Cancer...
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Translink welcomes representatives to preview new trains
Translink has welcomed a group of East Antrim assembly members along with Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey council representatives to a special new trains preview.
The group visited Translink’s York Road Depot and Fortwilliam Train Care Centre for a special presentation,...
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Chief Executive of Merseytravel awarded Honorary Fellowship
The last craft apprentice to work for Sunderland Corporation Transport has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship for his services to a region’s regeneration.
Neil Scales, who began his working life on the shop floor in Sunderland more than 35 years...
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TfL to help businesses make the most of 2012 Games
TfL and London 2012 are determined to ensure that businesses can take advantage of all these opportunities and have announced two new programmes to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and multi-site businesses run smoothly - and minimise...
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2012 Games rail tickets now available for spectators to buy
Millions of London 2012 spectators can now buy great value rail fares, well ahead of next summer’s Games, following the launch of a new dedicated website.
Train companies are offering special rail fares exclusively to Olympic and Paralympic spectators.
‘2012 Games...
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Bombardier announces winners of its Inaugural Sustainable Supplier Awards
Bombardier has presented its suppliers Hitachi and ABB with the first Bombardier Transportation Sustainable Suppliers Awards.
The awards recognise suppliers’ accomplishments in the field of sustainable development, emphasising the strong strategic importance of a responsible supply chain as part of...
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South West Trains announces plans for London 2012 Games
London 2012 spectators planning to travel with South West Trains to next summer’s Games can now take advantage of some great value rail tickets, following the launch of a dedicated new website this week.
The national rail website, will offer...
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Cleshar awarded the CEMARS accreditation
Cleshar Contract Services Ltd has been awarded certification to the world class, ISO accredited CEMARS standard by the Achilles carbonReduction programme.
Certification to CEMARS demonstrates Cleshar's commitment to measuring, managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a robust and credible...
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Restored signal box celebrates national award
The St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust held a celebration party last week in the grounds of the signal box adjacent to St Albans City Station.
The party followed the presentation to the Trust last December of a National Railway...
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Network Rail employee sets his sights on 2012 Olympics
While Network Rail is gearing up to help the world reach 2012 Games venues across Britain, one employee has designs on taking home a medal.
As part of his preparation for next year’s Games, graduate civil engineer Robin Miedzybrodzki, who...
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Sekisui’s FFU: Newark flat crossing four years on
Sekisui manufactures synthetic wood baulks made from Fibre-reinforced Foamed Urethane (FFU). Network Rail engineers installed the first FFU baulks...