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Train named to honour NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore
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Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who raised more than £29 million for NHS Charities Together to mark his 100th birthday, has had a Great Western Railway Intercity train named in his honour.
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Design GWR train livery to support NHS & key workers
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Great Western Railway is asking members of the public to design their own special train livery showing support for the NHS and other key workers.
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway to host auction in crisis appeal
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), the setting for Channel 5’s hit programme, The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard, is giving people the chance to win experiences through an auction.
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Coronavirus: Transport for London furloughs 7,000 workers
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Transport for London is to furlough 7,000 staff from today amid “massive financial challenges” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK railway news roundup
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Despite the costs and the unprecedented coronavirus crisis effecting the UK railway network, HS2 is beginning its search for contractors and suppliers – one week after companies were given the green light to enter the construction phase.
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Pete Waterman urges public to support East Lancashire Railway
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The president of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society, Peter Waterman is urgently appealing for the public to donate to the East Lancashire Railway Support Fund.
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HS2 begin search for lift and escalator suppliers
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The search for contractors to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations has begun.
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The story of London’s little-known narrow gauge underground line
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Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
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Translink spreading hope with #ChasetheRainbow campaign
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Translink is delivering messages of optimism and unity by giving two trains a makeover in support of the #ChaseTheRainbow movement.
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New Wales training centre for railway signallers opens after four weeks
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An old depot in Newport has transformed into a state-of-the-art training centre in just four weeks to ensure it has enough skilled railway signallers.
