Alex Bestwick
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TransPennine Express unveil livery raising awareness for men’s mental health
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TransPennine Express gave one of its trains new livery to encourage passengers “it’s okay to talk” for International Men’s Day.
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£48m awarded to improve Penistone railway line
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The Government has announced £48 million in funding to upgrade the Penistone line from Huddersfield to Sheffield.
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Book of the week: Railways Through the Ages
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Our latest book of the week pick is the fascinating history book Railways Through the Ages by John Legg and Ian Peaty.
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From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam
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From The Railway Magazine, December 2005: At Nationalisation, the GWR feared it would lose its unique character, but as it turned out, those worries weren’t to be realised for more than a decade and the 1950s and early ‘60s thus proved to be the era of the ‘Great Western Region’!
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Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December
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Train drivers will stage a series of one-day strikes and a nine-day ban on overtime in December.
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Rail reform legislation ‘unlikely’ before general election, Transport Secretary admits
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper said it is “unlikely” that legislation to overhaul Britain’s railways will be passed before the next general election.
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Storm Debi causes disruption on Scotland’s railways
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Storm Debi is causing disruptions for Scottish rail passengers, with speed restrictions being put in place and some services halted due to flooding.
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RMT and train operators reach breakthrough deal on strikes
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If accepted by RMT members, the breakthrough deal will see strike action paused for six months.
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Book of the Week: The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Golden Jubilee 1 May 1973 – 1 May 2023)
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This week’s book of the week celebrates The North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the year of its Golden Jubilee.
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What’s inside the December issue of Rail Express?
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Welcome to the December edition of Rail Express, and it’s a bumper 100-page magazine this month, with a free calendar (for UK readers) as an added bonus!
