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King urges train passengers to ‘mind the gap’ in coronation message

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Alex Bestwick

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5 May 2023

Train passengers are being reminded to “mind the gap” in a recorded announcement by King Charles and the Queen Consort to be played in railway stations across the UK this weekend.
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TransPennine Express give train Eurovision makeover

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Alex Bestwick

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3 May 2023

TransPennine Express (TPE) added the Eurovision logo and a “Welcome to Liverpool” message to one of its Nova 2 trains as the city prepares to host the competition.
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Train drivers to stage three more strikes

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Alex Bestwick

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27 April 2023

Train drivers will stage three fresh strikes in a long-running row over pay, including on FA Cup final day.
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Minimum service legislation ‘could provoke further conflict’, MPs warned

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Alex Bestwick

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26 April 2023

Plans to legislate for minimum levels of service during rail strikes could have “unintended consequences” of provoking further conflict, MPs have been told.
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Work to make overhead wires more resilient to cause bank holiday disruptions

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Alex Bestwick

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21 April 2023

Rail engineering work to make overhead electric wires more resilient against hot weather will be carried out during the early May bank holiday weekend, causing major disruption at one of the UK’s busiest stations.
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Two year project will make London Waterloo ‘lighter and brighter’

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Alex Bestwick

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20 April 2023

The century-old roof of the UK’s busiest railway station is being renovated to create a brighter environment for passengers.
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“No option is off the table” for TransPennine Express contract

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Alex Bestwick

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19 April 2023

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said that “no option is off the table” ahead of his decision on whether to renew the contract of TransPennine Express (TPE).
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Transport Secretary admits HS2 delay will not save money

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Alex Bestwick

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19 April 2023

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has accepted delays to HS2 will not save money, but told MPs the Government had to make “sensible decisions” due to having annual budgets.
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Extra trains planned for coronation weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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18 April 2023

Extra train services are being laid on for the King’s coronation weekend, however the transport operation will not match those seen for the late Queen’s funeral.
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Leaked Network Rail presentation reveals train delays set to worsen

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Alex Bestwick

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18 April 2023

A leaked internal Network Rail presentation has revealed that train delays are expected to worsen over the next five years due to rising costs and funding.
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