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Mixed Traction Gala at GWSR this weekend
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The GWSR’s four operational steam locomotives and three heritage diesel locomotives will be operating at a ‘showcase’ event this weekend.
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Metro mayors call for funding boost for two train operators to end ‘rail chaos’
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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and metro mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram are lobbying the Government to immediately increase funding for two train operators in the north of England, TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern, to end alleged “rail chaos”.
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Ministers press on with move to bring in minimum service levels during strikes
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The Government is pressing ahead with legal moves to introduce minimum service levels during strikes by transport workers.
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Staff at 14 train operating companies to stage new strikes next month
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Railway workers at 14 train operating companies are to stage fresh strikes next month in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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Rail line to be closed for several days after train derailment
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A rail line across northern England will be closed for several days after a freight train derailed.
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hyperTunnel reveals the world’s first underground structure built entirely by robots
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British start-up’s ‘Peak XV’ tunnel demonstrates the potential of a radical new construction method to transform urban planning by building underground infrastructure faster, more affordably and more sustainably than current techniques.
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Creation of Great British Railways delayed
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The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been delayed.
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The ‘Flying Scotsman’ arrives on the Swanage Railway for a three-week visit
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The world’s most famous steam locomotive ‘Flying Scotsman’ has arrived on the Swanage Railway for an historic visit with the record-breaking icon hauling trains for five days and being on public display for the public to visit its footplate for almost two weeks.
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Final preparations under way for opening of Bond Street’s Elizabeth line station
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Final preparations are under way for the delayed opening of the Elizabeth line station in Bond Street, central London.
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Train smashes into farming machinery at 66mph
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A train travelling at 66mph crashed into farming machinery because a tractor was driven over a level crossing without permission, an investigation has found.
