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Wedding ceremony performed on train journey from Paddington to Swansea

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Alex Bestwick

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11 March 2024

A couple who met on a train, commuted by train to date each other and shared their first kiss on a train decided to tie the knot aboard a Great Western Railway train.
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Search for Flying Scotsman’s next custodian begins

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Alex Bestwick

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7 March 2024

The Science Museum Group has published an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to find Flying Scotsman’s new custodian.
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New app turns train journeys into musical odysseys

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Alex Bestwick

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7 March 2024

The developers of a new app hope to inspire rail travellers to learn more about Britain’s music scene both past and present.
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Exciting News for UK Customers of Modellbahn Union!

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Web Editor

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6 March 2024

We are delighted to introduce a groundbreaking solution tailored exclusively for Modellbahn Union’s esteemed UK clientele. We understand the importance […]
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Major rail line blocked after train hits object

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Alex Bestwick

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4 March 2024

South Western Railway is unable to run any services between Woking and London Waterloo after a train hit an object on the track in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Machine digging HS2’s longest tunnel breaks through

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Alex Bestwick

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27 February 2024

The machine digging the 10-mile tunnel under the Chiltern Hills broke through on Tuesday.
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More than 1,000 actions for improvement identified on struggling rail route

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Alex Bestwick

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27 February 2024

More than 1,000 areas for improvement have been identified on a major rail line plagued by faults.
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PM sets out £4.7bn ‘local transport fund’ plans for ‘redirected’ HS2 funds

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Alex Bestwick

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26 February 2024

Rishi Sunak has said that funds for the axed HS2 section will be ‘reallocated’ as transport funding to be shared across regional councils as he holds a Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber.
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East Midlands Railway apologises to Martin Lewis for ‘disgraceful’ train journey

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Web Editor

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20 February 2024

Broadcaster Martin Lewis took to social media to complain about his experience on an overcrowded East Midlands Railway service.
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New names for London Overground rail lines revealed

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Alex Bestwick

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15 February 2024

London Overground rail lines will be given individual names and colours in a bid to make the network easier to navigate.
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Wedding ceremony performed on train journey from Paddington to Swansea

Search for Flying Scotsman’s next custodian begins

New app turns train journeys into musical odysseys

Exciting News for UK Customers of Modellbahn Union!

Major rail line blocked after train hits object

Machine digging HS2’s longest tunnel breaks through

More than 1,000 actions for improvement identified on struggling rail route

PM sets out £4.7bn ‘local transport fund’ plans for ‘redirected’ HS2 funds

East Midlands Railway apologises to Martin Lewis for ‘disgraceful’ train journey

New names for London Overground rail lines revealed

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