Sam Hewitt
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Warning as teenagers caught doing handstands at level crossing
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Network Rail has warned the railway is “not a photo opportunity” after CCTV footage shows two teenage girls doing handstands at a level crossing in Nottinghamshire.
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Train drivers will be ‘left with angry customers’ who will not wear masks
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A leading rail union has said train workers will be left to deal with angry passengers who do not want to wear face masks, after they were once again made compulsory on public transport.
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Penalties for rail fare dodgers to rise to £100
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Penalties for dodging rail fares in England and Wales will be increased to £100, the Government has announced.
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Network Rail urged to improve train punctuality after performance dip
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The regulator ORR said performance has dipped since April but remains better than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Passenger trains to run on Dartmoor Line for first time in 50 years
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will dispatch the first passenger train to run on the Dartmoor Line for over 50 years.
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Contactless ticketing at 700 railway stations to ‘level up’ the North
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Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
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Railway family’s 100-year-old photo collection donated to National Railway Museum
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A 100-year-old photo collection showing a family of railway workers in the West Midlands has been donated to the National Railway Museum in York after being found in the back of a wardrobe.
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway reopen buffet after lengthy closure
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway has announced the buffet at Bodmin Parkway station is due to reopen on November 19.
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Salisbury rail services to fully resume 16 days after crash
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Rail services through Salisbury will fully resume 16 days after a crash involving two trains, the rail industry has announced.
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Reports show Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to be scaled back
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MPs have expressed frustration over reports that rail upgrade plans for the North of England are to be watered down.
