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Transport Secretary urges people to consider avoiding Christmas travel
People should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s “limitations”, Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has said.
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UK railway news round-up
A new RAIB investigation has found that a driver struggling to use onboard software was the reason behind a crash involving an Azuma in November last year.
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Publisher launches bumper railway gift guide for Christmas
Stuck for what to buy the rail enthusiast in your life… or keen to indulge yourself this Yuletide? Fear not, as Britain’s leading railway publisher may just have the answer.
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Azuma driver’s struggle to use onboard software led to crash
A crash involving two LNER trains happened due to a driver struggling to use onboard software, an investigation has found.
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COVID-19 tests on trains find no evidence of virus
No evidence of coronavirus was found in tests on trains used by Britain’s largest rail franchise.
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Network Rail safety failings contributed to track worker deaths
Network Rail’s long-term failure to improve safety was an underlying factor in the deaths of two track workers in South Wales, an investigation has found.
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UK railway news round-up
A new national COVID-19 lockdown running from November 5 to December 2 has had another damning effect on the UK rail scene.
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Construction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins
Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
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Colonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend
The life and work of an ingenious engineer, Colonel Stephens, who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.
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Victoria station marks 100 years since Unknown Warrior burial
A pop-up exhibition has opened in London Victoria station to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the journey and burial of the Unknown Warrior.
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