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UK railway news roundup
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This week sees a big step forward for HS2 as planning permission for what will be the UK’s largest ever newly built railway station gets the go-ahead. Plus fly-tipping is becoming a growing problem in Scotland.
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HS2: ‘Largest new railway station ever’ plans approved
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HS2’s west-London super hub, Old Oak Common, has had its planning application approved by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation yesterday.
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Nene Valley Railway to re-open Overton refreshment kiosk
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The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) has announced it is to re-open its refreshment kiosk at Overton station this coming weekend – Saturday and Sunday May 23/24. The intermediate station, which is located between Peterborough and Wansford, serves the popular Ferry Meadows country park. Trains services on the line remain suspended. Run by Nene Park Trust,…
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Severn Valley Railway launches ‘Adopt-an-Engine’ as it opens online shop
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The Severn Valley Railway has reopened its virtual doors with the launch of its online shop, featuring a range of gifts for railway enthusiasts of all ages. The heritage line has launched ‘Adopt-an-Engine’ packages which each come with a selection of exclusive merchandise alongside a certificate and glossy photograph of the chosen locomotive. With four…
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York railway station at the centre of new television documentary
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The latest episode of a new television series, The Architecture The Railways Built, examines York railway station and its amazing history that helped to change the face of the city forever.
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Crowd control measures introduced at railway stations
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New measures have been introduced on trains and railway stations amid fears of crowds forming as more people return to work in England.
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Video: Stamford model railway show goes ‘virtual’
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The Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC), which organises the Stamford model railway show, has gone ‘virtual’ this year with an online exhibition. MDMRC’s annual exhibition generated international headlines for the wrong reasons last year when four teenagers who had been drinking vodka in the build-up to their GCSE examinations broke into the venue, the…
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UK railway news roundup
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Operators are preparing for putting on new services with new social distancing measures, plus trespassing cases on the rise during lockdown.
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Coronavirus: Transport for London secures £1.6bn bailout
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Transport for London (TfL) has secured £1.6 billion in emergency funding to keep Tube and bus services running until September.
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Avanti West Coast introduce social distancing measures
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Rail passengers have been told not to turn up at stations without an advance ticket and to wear face coverings when travelling on the West Coast Mainline.
