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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 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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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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The UK leg of the Orient Express will be dropped after 41 years due to delays caused by Brexit border controls.
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TransPennine Express (TPE) needs a “fresh start” after nearly a quarter of trains were cancelled between February and March, mayors in the north of England have said.
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Our latest book of the week is the upcoming Diesel Dawn 7 – pre-order today! DIESEL DAWN 7 – WESTERN […]
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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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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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A trackside electrical fire has caused large-scale disruption to rail services to and from London Paddington.
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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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