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Category: Industrial

More rail disruptions due to cracks found in Hitachi 800 trains

10 May 2021 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Network, News
Hitachi 800 class train

Great Western Railway (GWR) and LNER services are being disrupted for a third day due to cracks in some Hitachi 800 trains.

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Avanti West Coast launch social media forum for disabled passengers

28 April 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

Avanti West Coast has become the UK’s first train operator to launch a dedicated social media forum for disabled passengers.

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Transport Secretary urged to electrify railways to meet carbon targets

22 April 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, News
Grant Shapps

More railway lines must be electrified if the UK is to meet its targets to cut carbon emissions, according to the rail industry.

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Long-running dispute over guards on South Western Railway settled

14 April 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News
South Western Railway strike

Railway workers have accepted a deal to end a long-running dispute over guards on trains.

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Rail services ramped up as lockdown rules ease in England

12 April 2021 Shannon Butcher Industrial, Network, News

Industry body the Rail Delivery Group said more than 1,000 daily weekday services have been added to timetables since mid-February.

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ScotRail: Rail services to be nationalised when Abellio contract ends

18 March 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News, World
ScotRail train

The ScotRail rail franchise will be nationalised from 2022, the Scottish Government has announced.

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Railway Benefit Fund announces ‘Railway Family Week’ fundraiser

22 February 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, News
Railway Benefit Fund

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) is staging a week-long fundraising event designed to bring together the Railway Family in support of colleagues in need.

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Rail operators and Government to assess rail service levels

6 January 2021 Sam Hewitt Industrial, Network, News

Rail operators are “working closely” with the Government to ensure adequate rail services throughout England’s fresh national COVID-19 lockdown.

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