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Why does snow prevent rail services from running?

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Shannon Butcher

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19 November 2024

With parts of the country waking to snow outside their windows this morning, let’s look at how trains cope in snowy conditions, and what happens when they don’t.
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Britain’s biggest train firm warns of disruption due to ‘widespread IT issues’

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Darren Hendley

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19 July 2024

Britain’s biggest train company has warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues”.
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Public ownership of rail takes centre stage as government plans radical overhaul of transport

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Darren Hendley

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18 July 2024

Press release issued by: Department for Transport The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has been introduced to Parliament today […]
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Train stations renamed for Halloween

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Alex Bestwick

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1 November 2023

A number of railway stations across the UK were given a Halloween twist on Tuesday.
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Flying Scotsman involved in ‘shunting incident’ at Aviemore Station

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Darren Hendley

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30 September 2023

Flying Scotsman was involved in a “slow speed” crash with another heritage train hours before visitors were due to board it. The crash happened at Aviemore Railway Station, in the Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands, at 7.10pm on Friday.
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From the archive: The pace quickens

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Alex Bestwick

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8 September 2023

An update on the progress of the Channel Tunnel by P. W. B. Semmens MA, C.Chem, FRSC, MBCS, MCIT from November 1990
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Branch Lines off the Salisbury to Exeter Line.

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Arianne Davey

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1 March 2023

Bath Railway Society is presenting an illustrated talk by Stuart Isbister, on Thursday, May 4.
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Nation celebrates 100 years of Flying Scotsman, world’s most famous steam locomotive

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Arianne Davey

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28 February 2023

Friday, February 24 marked 100 years since Flying Scotsman set off on its first journey from the sheds at Doncaster Works.
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National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to close temporarily for £10.5m refurbishment

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Arianne Davey

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16 November 2022

The National Railway Museum’s historic Station Hall will close temporarily in the New Year to enable urgent structural repairs to take place as part of the museum’s ambitious redevelopment plans.
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Commuters struggle to get to work despite rail strikes being called off

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Arianne Davey

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7 November 2022

Many commuters struggled to get to work on Monday as urban roads were jammed and train services were disrupted despite planned rail strikes being called off.
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The Railway Magazine

Why does snow prevent rail services from running?

Britain’s biggest train firm warns of disruption due to ‘widespread IT issues’

Public ownership of rail takes centre stage as government plans radical overhaul of transport

Train stations renamed for Halloween

Flying Scotsman involved in ‘shunting incident’ at Aviemore Station

From the archive: The pace quickens

Branch Lines off the Salisbury to Exeter Line.

Nation celebrates 100 years of Flying Scotsman, world’s most famous steam locomotive

National Railway Museum’s Station Hall to close temporarily for £10.5m refurbishment

Commuters struggle to get to work despite rail strikes being called off

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