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New £20 million funding for disabled access improvements
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Disabled passengers across the UK are set to benefit from a £20m fund to improve accessibility at railway stations, the Transport Secretary has announced.
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Underwater inspections before flooded Shrewsbury lines can reopen
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More heavy rain overnight means the River Severn has now breached emergency defences.
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Rail lines forced to shut in Shrewsbury amid severe flooding
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Severe flooding is forcing rail lines to close amid rising river levels in Shropshire.
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CrossCountry add more carriages to ease overcrowding
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Extra seats will be added to some of Britain’s most overcrowded train services, the Rail Minister has announced. Chris Heaton-Harris said £2.5 million of Government funding will pay for CrossCountry to operate trains with more carriages. Services running from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff will get more than 5,000 additional seats per week from May. 15,000…
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UK railway news round-up
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In this week’s railway news there have been reports on Cyber-flashing, Tube strikes, new HS2 images for Old Oak Common station and a derailment that ended in tragedy.
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Severn Valley Railway faced with extensive flooding in video footage
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Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR.
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Tube services hit by strike linked to dispute over timetable changes
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London Underground drivers are starting strikes on Friday in a dispute over timetable changes, causing travel misery for passengers.
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Two killed and several injured after Sydney to Melbourne train derails
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Two people have been killed and several more injured after an XPT train derailed close to Melbourne, Australia.
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HS2 releases new images of Old Oak Common station
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HS2 has released new images and designs of its west London station.
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Cyber-flashing on trains ‘largely unreported’ despite hike in incidents
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The number of women being sent sexually explicit images by strangers on trains, called cyber-flashing, is going largely unreported despite rise in incidents
