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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

What really went wrong with Merseyrail trains this summer

New report lifts the lid on the problems that saw trains taken off the tracks and months of disruption for passengers

Liverpool Echo

Footage shows new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro trains moving for the first time at Swiss test track

The first of the long-awaited new trains is due to arrive in the North East by the end of the year, before being put into passenger service in 2023

Chronicle Live

Take a look inside the first completed trains in the Tyne and Wear Metro's new £362m fleet

The new trains boast modern features that will come as a welcome relief to passengers, including wifi, charging points, and air conditioning

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New photos reveal first look inside £362m fleet of new Tyne and Wear Metro trains under construction

The Metro's new fleet of trains is currently under construction by Stadler in Switzerland and should start entering passenger service next year

Chronicle Live

Faults, delays, union rows and no new trains: What is going on with Merseyrail

We take an in depth look to try and answer some crucial questions about the region's under-pressure rail network

Liverpool Echo

Relief as Merseyrail announce date services will return to 15 minutes

Rail operator says normal services will resume for most periods after chaos and disruption

Liverpool Echo

Merseyrail passengers ask two crucial questions amid travel 'shambles'

Furious customers vent their anger at reduced services, packed trains and rail replacement buses

Liverpool Echo

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Work progresses on Gosforth Metro depot ahead of the arrival of 46 new trains

The works will see the complete demolition of the old Gosforth depot, which dates back to 1923, and the construction of a brand new depot, as well as the replacement of new rails throughout the site

Chronicle Live

Rich haul for Telangana at Davos

Swiss firm to invest in ₹1,000-cr. rail coach factory and Ferring Pharma to set up second manufacturing unit in Hyderabad

The Hindu

Big overspend expected on the £734m South Wales Metro rail project

Wales' major rail electrification of project is being hit by soaring inflation

Wales Online

South Wales Metro project on track to come in over budget

Transport for Wales said the project's originally £734m budget was being hit by inflation and material supply issues

Birmingham Post

First new Metro train almost finished as bosses promise fleet will be more reliable

Metro bosses have promised that the new trains will be more reliable and feature charging points along with air conditioning

Chronicle Live

Gilmore Liberal candidate Andrew Constance rules out ministerial portfolio

Liberal candidate for Gilmore Andrew Constance has told the Prime Minister he does not want a portfolio in a potential future Coalition federal government. It comes as Labor accuses Mr Constance of rewriting history over his claims that no Australian company had bid for a billion-dollar state rail contract.

ABC News

Tyne and Wear Metro bosses bracing for delays in arrival of new £362m fleet of trains

Global supply problems mean that manufacturer Stadler expects the new fleet's arrival to be disrupted

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