Carlisle-based nuclear firm outlines Highland rail plan [BBC News]
Date: 06/09/2011
A subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has outlined potential improvements to the Far North Line in the Highlands. Direct Rail Services (DRS) has suggested creating a new railhead, or freight terminus, in Caithness. [From Richard Buckby]
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Nuclear firm in rail upgrade plan
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A subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has outlined potential improvements to a railway in the Highlands.
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