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Rail disruption due to train cracks to last ‘for a number of weeks’

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Sam Hewitt

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10 May 2021

Disruption to rail services due to cracks in trains is expected to continue for weeks.
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Avanti West Coast launch social media forum for disabled passengers

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Sam Hewitt

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28 April 2021

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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UK railway news roundup

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Sam Hewitt

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16 April 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Long-running dispute over guards on South Western Railway settled

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Sam Hewitt

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14 April 2021

Railway workers have accepted a deal to end a long-running dispute over guards on trains.
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New National Railway Museum exhibition celebrates railway heroes

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Sam Hewitt

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15 February 2021

The National Railway Museum is to launch a new exhibition that celebrates the vital role played by railway key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross fast approaching

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Sam Hewitt

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9 February 2021

Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrade to the East Coast Main Line, the largest investment into the historic route in a generation.
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Helicopter footage reveals Storm Christoph impact on railway

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Sam Hewitt

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25 January 2021

Network Rail’s helicopter team is surveying the railway as flood waters recede across the North West after Storm Christoph.
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UK railway news roundup

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Sam Hewitt

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14 January 2021

Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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UK engineering first as 11,000 tonne tunnel is installed

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Sam Hewitt

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11 January 2021

A massive 11,000 tonne curved concrete box is to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in a first for UK engineering.
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Rail operators and Government to assess rail service levels

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Sam Hewitt

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6 January 2021

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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