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Merseyrail top of punctuality charts
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Merseyrail was the UK’s most punctual passenger train operator in 2018/19 with an average of 95.51% of trains running on time.
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UK railway news round-up
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news. Here are the biggest headlines this week.
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Train passengers face more delays as heatwave grips UK
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Train passengers face more delays as efforts continue to repair damage to the network caused by record-breaking July temperatures.
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‘Do not travel’ – UK heatwave sparks chaos on railways
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Network Rail announced that speed restrictions would be in place in the south east from midday until 8pm amid fears that tracks could buckle in the heat if trains travel too fast.
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Dawlish sea wall rebuild begins
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Work started at Dawlish on June 1 to construct a new higher and wider sea wall to protect the railway and the town from the sea. Teignbridge District Council approved Network Rail’s £30million plans to increase the height of the sea wall in April. A 360-metre section of wall between Dawlish station and Kennaway Tunnel…
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling quits in cabinet reshuffle
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Chris Grayling has quit as Transport Secretary as Boris Johnson stamped his authority in a cabinet revamp on his first day as Prime Minister.
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Government sets out strategy for safe and biodiverse railway lineside
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A strategy for safe and biodiverse railway lineside across Britain has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return
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Rail enthusiast or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Abseil teams descend to protect Leicester to Nuneaton line
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Specialist abseiling teams have been brought in by Network Rail to help shore up a steep embankment in Warwickshire and prevent potentially dangerous rockfalls. The earthworks close to Arley Tunnel, on the Leicester to Nuneaton line, sits below an old colliery slag heap and a mixture of natural soil and rock, increasing the risk of…
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Beale Railway commemorates park trustee Richard Howard
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THE Alan Keef 0-6-0DH steam-outline loco delivered new to the 10¼in-gauge Beale Railway in February 2018 and named Howard is seen on March 10. Its identity is confirmed as Keef 103 of 2017, not as previously stated. The terminus station is called Howard’s Halt, which like the loco, is named in memory of Richard Howard,…
