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Celebrate 160 years of the Underground at London Transport Museum’s ‘Big Build’ Depot Open Days
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Discover the story of the Underground at London Transport Museum’s ‘Big Build’ Depot Open Days event this June.
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Foxfield Colliery reopens to visitors
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Staffordshire miners returned to Foxfield Colliery thanks £10,000 grant funding – enabling it to reopen for guided tours once a month.
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How will this week’s rail strikes affect each train operator?
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Train services are being hit by more strike action this week.
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100 years of the Southern Railway
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Join the Isle of Wight Steam Railway the weekend 23rd – 25th June for a special gala weekend to celebrate 100 years of the Southern Railway.
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Manchester station upgrades announced but long-term extra platforms plan axed
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A £72 million package to improve railway services in Greater Manchester has been announced, but a long-term project to add extra platforms to the city’s busiest station has been scrapped.
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How does the SVR keeps its steam locomotives in good shape? Now’s your chance to find out
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Inside the motive power depot at Bridgnorth, SVR engineers maintain, overhaul and restore the railway’s steam locomotives. Usually, it all happens behind closed doors, but on selected weekends in June and July, that’s set to change.
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National Railway Museum partners with York Archaeology to uncover history
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The National Railway Museum has partnered with York Archaeology to carry out excavations on site as part of their Vision 2025 programme of redevelopment.
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Rail bosses launch competition to name Birmingham’s ‘Raging Bull’
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Rail bosses have launched a competition to give a permanent new name to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games’ mechanical bull.
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Free Wi-Fi may be removed from trains in cost-cutting measure
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Free Wi-Fi for train passengers may no longer be available under new cost-saving measures.
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West Highland Railway celebrates its Centenary
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Welsh Highland Railway turns 100 this year, and tickets for its Centenary Celebrations are on sale now!