Alex Bestwick
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Train cleaners to strike in dispute over pay
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Cleaners working on trains across the country are to stage a 48-hour strike in a long-running dispute over pay.
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Full circle for last British Rail train to Wareham passenger returning as driver
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A Swanage Railway volunteer who travelled on the last British Rail train from Swanage to Wareham as a child in 1972 will be the conductor driver on the first Swanage Railway passenger train into Wareham using the heritage line’s 1950s diesel train.
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Great Central Railway to fully reopen this weekend
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After partly closing to replace two bridges, trains are returning to the full length of the Great Central Railway this weekend. Two bridges of around 125 years old near Quorn and Woodhouse station were replaced in March, meaning a partial closer of the line. The replacement involved temporarily lifting the track, removing old structures and…
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Trackside fire disrupts London Paddington services
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A trackside electrical fire has caused large-scale disruption to rail services to and from London Paddington.
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Eggscellent railway activities this Easter
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There’s something for everyone this Easter, with railway events up and down the country, from model railway shows to afternoon tea with the Mad Hatter.
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Euston HS2 delays will mean extra costs, warns watchdog
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Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.
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Photo charters to return to Severn Valley Railway
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The Severn Valley Railway is trialling the return of photo charters next month after withdrawing them two years ago over safety concerns.
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Freight train companies ‘quite happy’ to be excluded from new strike laws
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Freight train companies are “quite happy” that their industry is excluded from the Government’s new legislation forcing unions to provide a minimum level of service during strikes, MPs have been told.
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All change at Okehampton
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Andy Coward travelled to Devon to meet Tom Baxter, of the Dartmoor Railway Association, to find out more about the line and how the association is supporting Great Western Railway in promoting the revitalised railway.
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Derby confirmed as home of Great British Railways HQ
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Derby has been announced as the location to host the headquarters of new public sector body Great British Railways.
