Sam Hewitt
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UK railway news round-up
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We find out exactly what happened at London Euston as the MD of West Coast Mainline South route apologises for huge delays and disruption. Meanwhile, rail unions are calling for urgent action from politicians over the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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What happened at London Euston?
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Passengers travelling to and from London will have noticed and been impacted by delays and cancellations over the past few days.
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Alstom’s world first hydrogen train completes tests in the Netherlands
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After ten days of successful tests, Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen train ran 65 kilometres of line between Groningen and Leeuwarden in the northern area of the Netherlands.
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Locomotive Icons: Incomparable ‘Pennsy Class’ ‘GG-1’
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Words: Robert Humm The incomparable ‘Pennsy Class’ ‘GG-1’ passenger locomotives were the apogee of electric traction development in the USA. Robert Humm relates their history and that of the Pennsylvania electric railway network. In the beginning, electric rail traction in the United States was confined to low-voltage streetcars and small industrial freight operations. The first…
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Transport for London worker tests positive for coronavirus
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An office-based Transport for London employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the government body has confirmed.
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Rail unions call for urgent action over coronavirus on public transport
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TSSA is urging the Government to convene a summit this week to discuss measures to stop the spread of coronavirus across public transport.
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Women’s Aid offer free rail travel to women fleeing domestic abuse
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Women fleeing domestic abuse can now apply for free train travel to refuge accommodation, as part of a new ‘rail to refuge’ scheme launched by charity Women’s Aid.
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MoD traffic returns to Mid-Norfolk Railway for first time since 2009
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The Mid-Norfolk Railway welcomed the return of military freight traffic last week to its Wymondham to Dereham heritage line.
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Duke of Gloucester pays visit to Peterborough Railworld Wildlife Haven
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Railway apprentices at the Railworld Wildlife Haven were greeted with a royal visit in Peterborough as HRH Duke of Gloucester met volunteers, children, trainers and apprentices at the site.
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An historic rail service run entirely by women marks International Women’s Day, plus could you be a signaller? If so, Network Rail needs you. Here’s this week’s news round-up:
