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Dewley Hill refusals turns heritage railways to imported coal
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Newcastle City Council has refused planning permission for a new surface coal mine at Dewley Hill.
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Refund tickets for those who cancel Christmas plans, Grant Shapps told
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been urged to guarantee that anyone who has to cancel their travel plans because of the change in Government advice for Christmas gets a refund.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week came the announcement that rail fares will once again rise in March 2021, the first rise above inflation for the first time since 2013.
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GWR cancels Christmas rail services after COVID-19 outbreak among crew
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A train operator has announced it will cancel “a small number” of services over Christmas due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
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Railtrail Tours win Gold as Britain’s Best Rail Holiday Company
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Leek based tour operator, Railtrail Tours, have won Gold in the prestigious British Travel Awards. Railtrail Tours have been voted Best Rail Holiday Company in a classification for tour operators with fewer than 10,000 passengers per year.
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Architects appointed for Locomotion’s new building
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AOC Architecture have been appointed by the Science Museum Group to start work on a £4.5m project to deliver a new collection building at Locomotion in Shildon.
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Key questions answered on rail fares rise
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Rail passengers will be hit by an above inflation fares rise for the first time in eight years.
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Network Rail fined £135,000 after boy injured while trespassing on tracks
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Network Rail has been fined £135,000 after a teenager suffered serious burns in an incident on tracks in East Lothian, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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Thameslink returns to Tube map after 22-year absence
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A major rail line is returning to London’s Tube map 22 years after being removed.
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Sir Peter Hendy urges Christmas travellers to make early bookings
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People planning on travelling on public transport during the five-day festive window have been urged to book early by the Government’s Christmas travel tsar.
