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Train fares ‘not bad value for money’, says rail minister
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The rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris has been criticised for claiming fares are “not bad value for money”.
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HS2: Key questions answered as ministers meet
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Sajid Javid and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps are meeting to discuss whether HS2 should be built.
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Chancellor Sajid Javid backs HS2 rail project
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Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to throw his support behind HS2 ahead of a key meeting with Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Northern Rail franchise to be renationalised
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Rail services on routes operated by Northern Rail are to be brought under government control, the Transport Secretary has announced.
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London Liverpool Street station to help passengers with hidden disabilities
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London Liverpool Street will now offer passengers with hidden disabilities a discreet way to ask for extra help while making their journeys.
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Stadler to build new Tyne & Wear Metro trains
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Swiss manufacturer Stadler has beaten rivals CAF and Hitachi to secure a £362m contract to build a fleet of 42 new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro.
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£500m promised by Government to restore historic rail lines
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The Government is going ahead with plans to reverse historical rail cuts, despite critics warning its £500 million budget is not sufficient.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz camp
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The darkest episode in the history of world railways undoubtedly centres around the role they were forced to play in the transport of civilians to Nazi death camps during the Second World War.
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World War One memorial relocated to Bangor railway station
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The relocation of a memorial to 16 railway workers who died serving in World War One was formally re-dedicated at Bangor railway station on 24 January.
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Your Gallery | LNER A4 No. 60009 Union of South Africa
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Kelvin has sent in this brilliant photo of LNER A4 No. 60009 Union of South Africa.
