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Electronic scarecrow installed at Manchester depot
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Network Rail has installed a solar-powered scarecrow at a Manchester depot that mimics hawks to ward off birds causing delays to passengers.
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Leighton Buzzard Railway announce September reopening
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Leighton Buzzard Railway has announced it is to reopen on Saturday 19 September after months of closures.
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Network Rail urges passengers to plan ahead over Bank Holiday weekend
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Network Rail is reminding passengers to plan ahead if they are travelling by rail over the August Bank Holiday weekend as it prepares to carry out 520 projects.
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Llangollen Railway receives £161k National Lottery Heritage fund
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Llangollen Railway has received £161,000 National Lottery support to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the heritage railway.
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UK railway news roundup
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Crossrail is delayed delayed again, at an extra cost of £450m. Plus, a Llangennech diesel train bursts into flames in South Wales.
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Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing
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A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames in Llangennech, South Wales.
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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway resumes services after successful trial
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The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway will return to operating trains over its full length in September, following a successful reopening during August.
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Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2
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The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of the major project to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads to cut carbon emissions.
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Great Central Railway launches emergency appeal
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The Great Central Railway has launched an emergency appeal to be able to continue with planned essential works – amid COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Stonehaven derailment: Network Rail launches two new task forces
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Network Rail has launched two independent task forces in response to the Stonehaven crash.
