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Train drivers at five operators vote to continue strike action for six months
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Train drivers at five rail operators have voted to continue strike action for another six months in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Electric pioneer and Victorian classic take top honours in HRA Awards 2024
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A trail-blazing seaside railway, a restored Victorian express locomotive and a new-build engine lus a whole fleet of historic coal wagons were among the big winners at the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2024, sponsored by Inspire Structures, and held in the Double Tree by Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton on February 10.
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Rail Express award for Class 50 Alliance
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The Class 50 Alliance has won the Heritage Railway Association Mortons Media Rail Express Modern Traction Award.
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Landslip repair work blocks London Euston-Birmingham rail route
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Repair work following a landslip is causing massive disruption on one of the UK’s busiest rail routes.
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Major rail engineering work to be carried out on weekdays in trial
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Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month as part of a trial responding to a change in travel patterns.
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SVR confirms Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as permanent managing director
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After taking on the role in an interim capacity, Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster has been appointed the managing director role at Severn Valley Railway permanently.
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Great Western Railway develop charger which charges train batteries in under 4 minutes
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A rapid charger for battery-powered trains has been developed in an effort to help decarbonise Britain’s railways.
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What’s inside the March edition of Rail Express?
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Richard Clinnick tells us more about what’s coming up in the March issue of Rail Express.
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‘Royal Scot’ to replace ‘Britannia’ for NYMR half-term services
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The iconic No. 46100 Royal Scot will now be the guest locomotive during February half-term at the NYMR.
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Safety recommendations made after train hits bricks from collapsed wall
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has made four safety recommendations to Network Rail after a train hit bricks from a collapsed wall.
