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Train cancellations up 8% in a year
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Train cancellations in England and Wales have risen by 8% in the past year, latest figures show. The equivalent of 249,133 trains were cancelled in the year to the end of March, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data, an average of 681 every day. During the previous 12 months, the total was…
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Lake District town added to train journey planners despite not having a railway station
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Avanti West Coast said passengers can now travel to Keswick with a single ticket, despite the town not having a railway station. Keswick has been added to train journey planners in an effort to encourage tourists to travel car-free, with passengers able to buy a single ticket covering travel by train and bus to and…
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Train restoration enthusiast awarded BEM for service to steam and heritage railways
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A steam engine restoration enthusiast has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his service to steam and heritage railways after buying and restoring 11 engines with his own money. Peter Best said that seeing young people on one of his trains gives him “huge pleasure and pride”, despite the financial cost. Mr Best is…
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Tour the diesel and electric locomotives of the 80s and 90s in new book
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Roger Rounce’s new book presents a round-the-UK tour of diesel and electric locomotives, from Devon and Cornwall right the way up to Scotland and everything else in between. The new book ‘Diesel and Electric Locomotives Around the UK in the 80s and 90s’ will be published by Gresley Books later this month, with pre-orders now…
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Introducing The Railway Magazine monthly subscriptions
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Pay as you go and get Britain’s best-selling rail title delivered to your door each month. And we’ve thrown in access to the 120-year archive too! We get it, paying for an annual subscription all at once is a big commitment. That’s why we’re rolling out our new monthly subscriptions, which gives you all the…
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Signal failure causes huge disruption to rail services
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Rail passengers were told to travel by taxi instead of train as a signal failure caused huge disruption to rail services on Tuesday. South Western Railway (SWR) said that, due to the signalling problem at Basingstoke in Hampshire, some lines were blocked. Passengers were warned of cancellations, delays of up to an hour, or alterations…
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Chinnor steam gala guest loco announced
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A BR Western Region tender locomotive which normally operates in the Cotswolds is due to star in a gala at an Oxfordshire heritage line in September. ‘Manor’ 4-6-0 No. 7820 Dinmore Manor is set to make its debut on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway (C&PRR) during the line’s September 13-15 steam gala. The 1950-built…
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‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ to replace Deltic ‘Alycidon’ at NYMR Diesel Gala
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Locomotive No. 37418 ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ will replace Deltic ‘Alycidon’ at the NYMR Diesel Gala, it has been announced. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced that No. 37418 ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ will be a guest locomotive during the Diesel Gala from 14th to 16th June 2024. Visiting courtesy of Loram and Steven Beniston,…
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Euston mainline trains suspended after fatality on tracks
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No mainline train services are able to enter or leave London’s Euston station on Wednesday morning due to a fatality on tracks in Hertfordshire. National Rail Enquiries said the incident is affecting passengers travelling with Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway and Southern. Disruption is expected to continue until 10am. British Transport Police said it…
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‘Do not travel’ alert issued after freight train derails
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A “do not travel” alert has been issued following the derailment of a freight train on a major route between England and Scotland. Services are being cancelled and delayed due to the incident, which took place on the West Coast Main Line between Carlisle and Oxenholme Lake District on Wednesday night, National Rail Enquiries said.…
