[15 MAR 01] TRAFFIC CHAOS FEARS IF CITY
CROSSING CLOSES
Residents living near
a Coventry level crossing that is due to be shut fear traffic
chaos and a poor service will result from the closure unless
Railtrack amends its proposals.
MORE
[09 MAR 01] LEVEL CROSSING CLOSURE
PLANS TO BE DISCUSSED
Residents who will be
affected by plans to close a Coventry level crossing are to be
given the chance to make their views known ahead of a public
inquiry next month.
MORE
[13 DEC 00] TERRIBLE
WEATHER LASHES THE AREA
High winds and lashing rain
caused destruction and chaos in Coventry and Warwickshire last
night. MORE
[29 NOV 00] HUNT
ON FOR RAIL BEER KEG VANDALS
Yobs put the lives of rail
passengers in Coventry at risk when they put a beer barrel on the
track and caused the train’s brakes to seize up. MORE
[09 NOV 00] NEW BREED OF CRACK FOUND ON RUGBY
TRACK
Rail users in Coventry and Warwickshire face
disruption until at least Christmas after cracks similar to those
which caused the Hatfield crash were found in the area.
MORE
[25 OCT 00] RAIL CHAOS AS TRACK CLOSED AT
RUGBY
Rail users in Coventry and Warwickshire were
facing misery today with the sudden closure of a large stretch of
track on the main London line.
MORE
[25 OCT 00] FULL STEAM AHEAD AT WARWICK
PARKWAY
A new railway station that encourages you to
use your car is opening today near Warwick.
MORE
[18 OCT 00] ATHERSTONE
TRACK FACES NEW SPEED LIMIT
Trains
travelling through Coventry and Warwickshire face delays because of
yesterday’s train disaster at Hatfield.. MORE
[29 SEP 00] COUNCIL
WANTS A SIGNAL ON CENTRAL RAIL ROUTE
New plans should be produced to show the route of a proposed new
railway passing thorough east Warwickshire, say Rugby councillors. MORE
[22 SEP 00] rESIDENTS
ON TRACK FOR LATE NIGHT NOISE
Dozens of residents north of Rugby are going to be told that there
will be noisy workings on the railway throughout the night near their
homes. MORE
[08 SEP 00] PLANS ON
TRACK FOR SITE OF NEW RAIL STATION
Support for a rail station by the tip in
Kenilworth is set to get the approval of Warwick district
councillors who have been studying local reaction to ideas put
out to consultation. MORE
[06 SEP 00] FILTHY
LEAMINGTON STATION GIVES A WRONG SIGNAL
Claims that Leamington rail station is ‘filthy’ and
‘disgusting’ have been rejected by the company that runs it. MORE
[05 JUL 00] RAIL
PASSENGERS FACE DOUBLE DELAY
Commuters face double trouble in the coming months, with two major
sets of engineering works on the main rail line through Coventry and
Warwickshire. MORE
[14 APR 00] BRIDGE
CAMPAIGNERS STILL HOPEFUL
Campaigners fighting plans to replace a Coventry
level crossing with a road bridge say they are hopeful that the
government will throw out Railtrack’s application. MORE
[11 APR 00] MINISTER TO
HEAR CROSSING FEARS
Campaigners fighting plans to close two level
crossings in Coventry were today voicing their concerns to a
government minister. MORE
[31 MAR 00] WATCHDOG
PRAISES INVESTMENT PLAN
A rail bottleneck near Coventry and signals in
Nuneaton could be improved as part of a £7 billion package in the
Midlands. MORE
[28 MAR 00] RAILTRACK RAPPED OVER LEVEL CROSSING PLANS
- City councillors have demanded a meeting with government ministers to voice their fury
over plans to close two Coventry level crossings. MORE
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