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RMT demands more staff at railway station ticket offices
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The UK’s biggest rail workers’ union is calling for a halt to the closure of ticket offices and staffing cuts after claiming almost half of all stations are unstaffed.
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HS2 could destroy irreplaceable natural habitats, report warns
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HS2 risks destroying “huge swathes” of irreplaceable habitats, including 108 ancient woodlands.
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Records tumble as public flock to heritage lines
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The first reports from several heritage railways suggest they enjoyed a bumper year and festive season.
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Department for Transport and Innovate UK launch competition to ‘find this century’s Brunel’
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Around £9.4 million is available for this year’s winners to make their ideas a reality.
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Welsh Highlands Railways’ new Pullman carriage ‘Gwyrfai’ to take centre stage in Manchester
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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways’ new Pullman observation carriage – called Gwyrfai – will be displayed at this year’s Caravan & Motorhome Show in Manchester later this week.
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Hitachi plan to axe 250 jobs at Newton Aycliffe rail plant
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The Newton Aycliffe site opened in 2015 and has a workforce of 900 and will this year finish a £5.7 billion order for Inter City Express trains.
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Avanti West Coast secure £642m deal with Alstom to upgrade Pendolinos
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Avanti West Coast have secured a major seven-year deal worth £642 million with Alstom to upgrade all 56 of their electric Pendolino trains on the West Coast Mainline.
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Darjeeling Tours for 2021 now available!
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The good news from Darjeeling Tours is that their 2020 Indian rail tours are already fully booked. Don’t panic though, more tours for early 2021 are on they way.
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Midnight burglars steal 24 enamel advertising signs from McAlpine railway
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Twenty-four historic enamel advertising signs were stolen from the late Sir William McAlpine’s private Fawley Hill estate in Buckinghamshire early on Monday, January 6.
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Caledonian Sleeper train has a number of major shortcomings
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I HAD to travel to Glasgow at short notice and decided to try out the new Caledonian Sleeper stock. As there were no cabins available, I had to travel on one of the new ‘reclining’ seats. My first impression was how fabulous the train looked, and inside the seating car layout was every bit First…
