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Network Rail donates laptops for school pupils during lockdown
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Network Rail has donated refurbished laptops to a school in East Manchester to help pupils continue their learning from home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Ministers accused of failing to get a grip on ‘ballooning costs’ of HS2
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Ministers have been accused of failing to “get a grip” on the “ballooning costs” for HS2.
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Travel warning across North West as Storm Christoph hits UK
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Network Rail has issued a weather warning for across the North West and Cumbria, advising passengers to check before they travel.
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Rail staff recognised for rescuing vulnerable people
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Dozens of rail staff have been recognised for their life-saving actions in rescuing vulnerable people.
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Investigation as rail worker one second from being hit by train
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A railway worker was nearly hit by a 60mph train as he retrieved a bag from the tracks.
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Manchester services will ‘significantly improve’ from May 2022
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Train reliability in and around Manchester will “significantly improve” from May 2022, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Anger over funding cuts for northern transport schemes
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Funding cuts to key transport initiatives in the North threaten the Government’s levelling up agenda, leaders in the region have claimed.
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Network Rail slams ‘staggeringly stupid’ TikTok of live railway photoshoot
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A TikTok stunt featuring a car parked on a level crossing has been slammed as reckless and “staggeringly stupid” by Network Rail.
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UK railway news roundup
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Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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Rail bosses vow to consult disabled passengers after ‘distress’
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Rail chiefs have promised to consult disabled passengers and groups in future after they failed to do so during refurbishment work at Manchester Victoria station.
