Alex Bestwick
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From the archive: Manchester – The divided city
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October 1986: Martin Bairstow describes railway developments in Greater Manchester which have so far fallen short of bridging the gap between north and south.
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What’s inside the November issue of Rail Express?
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Rail Express editor Richard Clinnick tells us more about what’s coming up in the November issue.
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Labour delegates call for HS2 to be built in full
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Labour members have voted in favour of building HS2 in full after Sir Keir Starmer failed to commit to reversing the decision to scrap the northern leg of the high-speed line.
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Almost £1m in damages to Stonehaven crash victims
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Almost £1 million in damages has been secured from Network Rail for seven people affected by a rail crash which claimed three lives in 2020, lawyers have said.
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Flying Scotsman will carry out tours after passing inspection
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Flying Scotsman will carry out rail tours this weekend after passing a mechanical inspection following a slow-speed crash last week.
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Plans to reopen Leamside Line appear to be dropped from Network North after 24 hours
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Reopening the Leamside Line has been removed from the initial list of projects for Rishi Sunak’s Network North programme just 24 hours after the announcement.
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Cancelling HS2 contracts will cost hundreds of millions
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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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Issue 311
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A visit to a British heritage railway is a great day out for all the family! With Heritage Railway magazine, you can keep up to date with essential railway news, days out and lots more! You won’t want to miss issue 311 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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Northern leg of HS2 cancelled
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Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the northern leg of HS2 will not go ahead.
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Train named to honour rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy
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Avanti West Coast has named one of its trains after a railway worker who overturned a racist recruitment policy.
