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Network Rail invest millions into Chiltern main line improvements
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Almost 2.5km of railway track is being replaced along the Chiltern main line as the rail industry works to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Network Rail appoint new managing director of Wales & Western
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Network Rail has appointed Michelle Handforth as the new managing director for the Wales & Western region.
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Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Up to go ahead as planned
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The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced that its Spring Steam Up event will go ahead in April, although the railway will not be able to open in time for Easter as originally planned.
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Thousands of rail staff to be trained to help disabled passengers
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Tens of thousands of railway staff are being trained in understanding disabled passengers’ needs, according to the rail regulator.
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Hull Trains announces restart date but also redundancies
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Hull Trains has said it will restart a limited timetable from April 12, but added it was having to make just over a quarter of its workforce (26%) redundant.
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Rail fares increased across UK despite low demand for travel
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Rail passengers in England and Wales have been hit by above inflation fare rises despite the collapse in demand.
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Events planned to mark 20th anniversary of worst rail crash of 21st century
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Final preparations are under way the mark the 20th anniversary of the Selby Rail Crash – the worst UK rail tragedy of the 21st century.
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Rail minister announces plan to accelerate major rail projects
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Britain’s rail industry has been urged to pioneer “radical” new ways of working to fast-track major projects.
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Network Rail chair claims weekend engineering works could end
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Weekend rail closures could be scrapped if demand for leisure travel surges when lockdown restrictions ease.