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    • FirstGroup sells Greyhound facilities in North America

    FirstGroup has sold three major bus facilities in North America for a total of £102 million. The firm said the move was part of a continuing drive to rationalise its bus property portfolio.
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    Queensland Rail locomotoive 2471, Ipswich Queensland.
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    First passenger trains complete journeys on new Northern Line Extension over Christmas

     UK
    The Northern Line Extension passed a major milestone at Christmas after test passenger trains successfully completed the journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.

    Autonomous Bus Trial @ Science Park 2

     Bus Transport News
    The On-demand Autonomous Shuttle @ Science Park 2 is undergoing a four-month trial from 4 January 2021 to 30 April 2021.

    New Year’s Honours List recognises Network Rail employees

     UK
    Three Network Rail employees have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list 2020, published on 30 December.

    HS2 celebrates end of successful 2020 with new images showing forward progress on Europe’s biggest infrastructure project

     UK
    The images show the extent to which work has progressed at some of the project’s biggest sites on the route between London and the West Midlands.

    Grade II-listed Station Hall to undergo £500,000 refurbishment

     UK
    The National Railway Museum’s Station Hall is set to receive a £500,000 refurbishment, thanks to the Friends of the National Railway Museum.

    HS2 freight deliveries to a town without a railway station

     UK
    The first freight rail trains for HS2’s construction site in Buckinghamshire have started delivering aggregate to support the construction of a temporary railhead at the town of Calvert.

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