Sam Hewitt
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Avanti West Coast introduce social distancing measures
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Rail passengers have been told not to turn up at stations without an advance ticket and to wear face coverings when travelling on the West Coast Mainline.
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More than 1,000 trespass incidents recorded in lockdown
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Trespassers disrupted passenger and freight services a staggering 1,024 times during the first month of lockdown, new figures show.
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Tragedy on the West Coast Main Line: Defining moment in level crossing use
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In the last part of our mini-series looking back to events of 50 years ago, The Railway Magazine considers a tragic accident that took place in early January 1968 on a section of the West Coast Main Line.
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Railway worker dies after being spat at while on duty
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A railway worker has died of coronavirus after being spat at while working at Victoria station.
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Coronavirus: Cover faces on public transport to reduce virus spread
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People in England are now being advised to wear face coverings on public transport to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, the government has said.
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Investigation after thieves target world’s oldest railway
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Thieves have targeted Tanfield Railway and stolen £20,000 worth of copper piping and brass fittings.
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Severn Valley Railway issues trespassing warning
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Severn Valley Railway issues a second warning to the public to keep away from its line following reports that people are trespassing on railway property.
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UK railway news roundup
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This week we hear how vandals have damaged train coaches at Mid-Norfolk Railway, plus we take a look at one Network Rail team donating PPE to support NHS workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From the archive: Engineering – South Devon Railway style
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Cliff Thomas visits Buckfastleigh and finds traditional skills and historic engineering machines at South Devon Railway are as relevant to railways today as they ever were. AT THE northern end of the South Devon Railway’s Buckfastleigh site, away from the public areas of the line’s many attractions, there are some outwardly innocuous looking buildings… but…
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Mid-Norfolk Railway ‘devastated’ after vandals damage train coaches
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A number of train coaches have been damaged after vandals targeted Mid-Norfolk Railway – including a brake coach the railway had spent £45,000 restoring.
