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Customers warned to avoid Waterloo station due to ‘major signalling problem’

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Alex Bestwick

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13 April 2023

South Western Railway has told customers to avoid using London Waterloo station on Thursday morning due to a “major signalling problem”.
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SVR warns its future is at risk as it launches £1.5 million Survival Fund

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Alex Bestwick

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11 April 2023

The Severn Valley Railway have warned that a viable future for the railway is at risk without an urgent injection of cash and are appealing to supporters for help.
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Rail workers begin voting on continuing industrial action

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Alex Bestwick

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6 April 2023

Railway workers start voting on Thursday on whether to continue taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Operators reveal their plans following Vivarail collapse

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Alex Bestwick

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5 April 2023

The future of the various train fleets affected by the collapse of Vivarail has been clarified in recent weeks as administrators work to wind up the affairs of the failed train builder and battery technology company.
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Full circle for last British Rail train to Wareham passenger returning as driver

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Alex Bestwick

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3 April 2023

A Swanage Railway volunteer who travelled on the last British Rail train from Swanage to Wareham as a child in 1972 will be the conductor driver on the first Swanage Railway passenger train into Wareham using the heritage line’s 1950s diesel train.
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RAIB releases report into tragic Carmont accident

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Arianne Davey

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30 March 2023

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the fatal derailment of a ScotRail Inter7City train at Carmont following torrential rainfall on August 12, 2020.
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Great Central Railway to fully reopen this weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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29 March 2023

After partly closing to replace two bridges, trains are returning to the full length of the Great Central Railway this […]
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Trackside fire disrupts London Paddington services

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Alex Bestwick

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29 March 2023

A trackside electrical fire has caused large-scale disruption to rail services to and from London Paddington.
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Eggscellent railway activities this Easter

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Alex Bestwick

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28 March 2023

There’s something for everyone this Easter, with railway events up and down the country, from model railway shows to afternoon tea with the Mad Hatter.
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Euston HS2 delays will mean extra costs, warns watchdog

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Alex Bestwick

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27 March 2023

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.
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Customers warned to avoid Waterloo station due to ‘major signalling problem’

SVR warns its future is at risk as it launches £1.5 million Survival Fund

Rail workers begin voting on continuing industrial action

Operators reveal their plans following Vivarail collapse

Full circle for last British Rail train to Wareham passenger returning as driver

RAIB releases report into tragic Carmont accident

Great Central Railway to fully reopen this weekend

Trackside fire disrupts London Paddington services

Eggscellent railway activities this Easter

Euston HS2 delays will mean extra costs, warns watchdog

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