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Manchester station upgrades announced but long-term extra platforms plan axed
A £72 million package to improve railway services in Greater Manchester has been announced, but a long-term project to add extra platforms to the city’s busiest station has been scrapped.
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Rail bosses launch competition to name Birmingham’s ‘Raging Bull’
Rail bosses have launched a competition to give a permanent new name to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games’ mechanical bull.
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RAILTRAIL TOURS: Focus on Steam – Europe & Worldwide 2023/24
Railtrail Tours www.railtrail.co.uk offers a superb programme of fully escorted steam tours in the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and […]
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SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company
Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours.
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Free Wi-Fi may be removed from trains in cost-cutting measure
Free Wi-Fi for train passengers may no longer be available under new cost-saving measures.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!
In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose […]
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Enthusiast Holidays – steam and classic traction for the 21st Century gricer!
Enthusiast Holidays can trace its origins back to 1975, as the “Magic of Steam in Poland” – part of the émigré Polish travel organization “Fregata” – running trips to that country at a time when photographing trains, or even writing down their numbers, without the necessary permission – could get you arrested!
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Direct journey from Essex to Heathrow now available on Elizabeth line
Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow airport on London’s Elizabeth line.
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Great British Railways project ‘watered down’
Plans to shake up the railway network may be watered down as legislation to give powers to a proposed new public sector body could be delayed, it has been reported.
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Memorable day trips by luxury train
At UK Railtours we’re justly proud of being family owned since 1978. Many people associate a train journey with their daily commute to work, very much a ‘grudge purchase’ and hardly a memorable experience. We’re here to show that on board a private excursion train with like-minded travelling companions, things are very different. There really…
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