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The declared purpose of DB's acquisition of Arriva last year was that it would run all DB's passenger operations in the UK, but nothing much seemed be happening on the ground to integrate them.
But now, buried in the Arriva annual results, it says in black and white that Arriva UK Trains now...
Network Rail have "broken silence" and published a note on plans and progress.
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/content/default.aspx?NewsAreaID=2&SearchCategoryID=5
Looks like Preston-Blackpool will open before Manchester-Preston.
Bridgework on the Chat Moss line to start this...
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