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Plans for new open access train services being considered on seven routes

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Alex Bestwick

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15 April 2024

Millions of people across Britain will have access to new open access train services under new rail industry plans.
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Betton Grange running at last!

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Robin Jones

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12 April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange ran for the first time when it was steamed in the yard at Tyseley locomotive Works on Thursday, April 11 – opening a new chapter in Great Western Railway history.
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Betton Grange heads for Severn Valley – but only after the spring gala!

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Robin Jones

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9 April 2024

New-build GWR 4-6-0 No. 6880 Betton Grange – which, as reported in Heritage Railway issue 317 had been booked to feature in the Severn Valley Railway’s April 18-21 Spring Steam Gala – will no longer take part in the event, it has been announced.
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Glenfinnan Viaduct to undergo £3.4 million repair work

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Alex Bestwick

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8 April 2024

Network Rail has announced it will spend £3.4 million on repairs to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.
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No train services to run in parts of country on Friday as drivers strike

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Alex Bestwick

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4 April 2024

Parts of the country will have no train services on Friday as drivers at five train operators strike.
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Network Rail announce £2.8b investment to protect railway from climate change and extreme weather

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Alex Bestwick

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3 April 2024

Network Rail has announced it intends to invest around £2.8 billion over the next five years on protecting the railway from climate change and extreme weather.
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Train derails in Cumbria causing cancellations

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Alex Bestwick

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22 March 2024

A train came off the tracks near Grange-Over-Sand in Cumbria, Northern has said.
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Train drivers at 16 rail companies to strike in April

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Alex Bestwick

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20 March 2024

Train drivers at 16 rail companies will stage a fresh wave of strikes in April as the long-running dispute over pay and conditions continues.
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Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion

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Darren Hendley

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14 March 2024

Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham is to undertake the museum’s biggest ever rail shunt to create Europe’s largest undercover display of historic rail vehicles.
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Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham proposed

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Alex Bestwick

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14 March 2024

New train services between London, the Midlands, Shropshire and North Wales have been proposed.
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Plans for new open access train services being considered on seven routes

Betton Grange running at last!

Betton Grange heads for Severn Valley – but only after the spring gala!

Glenfinnan Viaduct to undergo £3.4 million repair work

No train services to run in parts of country on Friday as drivers strike

Network Rail announce £2.8b investment to protect railway from climate change and extreme weather

Train derails in Cumbria causing cancellations

Train drivers at 16 rail companies to strike in April

Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion

Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham proposed

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