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Rail workers’ fury at suggestion they should have ‘worked harder at school’
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Rail workers voting on strikes over pay were angered after a communications boss suggested they “should have probably worked harder at school”.
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Emergency workers ‘did not treat blind man amid live railway track concerns’
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A blind man who died after being hit by a train lay untreated for 10 minutes because emergency services were unsure whether the tracks were still live, an inquest heard.
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Spring Steam Gala: Sunday, May 1st & Bank Holiday Monday, May 2nd
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What an event this is turning out to be! With five engines in steam, including THREE visiting/new-to-us engines all offering passenger rides!
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Seven locos to steam at SWR gala
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Staff and volunteers on the West Somerset Railway are gearing up for their biggest special event for almost three years – with seven steam locomotives in operation.
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Rail workers start voting on strikes over pay, jobs and conditions
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More than 40,000 railway workers will start voting on Tuesday on whether to strike in disputes over jobs and pay.
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West Somerset Railway gearing up for Spring Steam Gala
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Staff and volunteers on the West Somerset Railway are gearing up for their biggest special event for almost three years.
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Railway Benefit Fund launches rail experiences auction
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Bid now on more than 40 money-can’t-buy rail experiences and raise vital cash for railway families experiencing difficult times.
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First stages of MNR Pacer refurb complete
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been busy preparing coaches – and has carried out the first stages of a Pacer refurbishment.
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First Pendolino returns to the rails in largest train fleet refurbishment
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Passengers will travel on the first train modernised in the biggest fleet refurbishment on Britain’s railways on Monday 25 April.
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Visitors return to Yorkshire Wolds Railway
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The Yorkshire Wolds Railway’s 2022 operating season has begun – and continues until October 30.