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Ticket office closure plans axed
Plans for the widespread closure of railway station ticket offices in England have been axed.
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Cancelling HS2 contracts will cost hundreds of millions
Paying off contracts previously awarded for cancelled HS2 sections will cost hundreds of millions of pounds, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has indicated.
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Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado
It is now over 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive made its maiden voyage along a primitive plateway in South Wales – in 1804 Richard Trevithick’s high-pressure steam locomotive successfully hauled a loaded train a distance of nine miles at an average speed of two mph.
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More than 680,000 responsed to consultation on ticket office closures
More than 680,000 responses were submitted to a consultation on proposals for a widespread closure of railway station ticket offices, Transport Focus and London TravelWatch have said.
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Hundreds gather at demonstration against rail ticket office closures
Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street as part of a demonstration against plans to close ticket offices in railway stations on Thursday.
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More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures
More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation on controversial plans to close most railway ticket offices in England, it has been revealed.
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Rails to the Ribble | Line Profile
Once serving commercial shipping on the River Ribble at Preston, the line to the Port of Preston dates from the dawn of the railway age and is now a unique part of the UK network, with regular freight trains operating over part of what is now a heritage railway. Martyn Hilbert looks at the history…
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HS2 ‘unachievable’ according to major projects body
The HS2 programme has received an “unachievable” rating by the official infrastructure watchdog.
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Rail staff perform ABBA hit for Waterloo Station’s 175th anniversary
A choir of rail workers sang the ABBA hit of the same name at Waterloo Station to celebrate its 175th anniversary.
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Over £25,000 donated to charity as part of Class 313 retirement fundraiser
Two charities have received cheques from Govia Thameslink Railway for over £12,500 each, raised as part of an event marking the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.
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