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Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut
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PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…
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UK railway news round-up
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
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One in three rail services run late in the UK
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Hull Trains has worst and c2c the best record under new measurements, data shows.
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New figures “will stop masking whether trains are really on time”
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Grant Shapps has welcomed a new measure of train performance as “a step in the right direction” and calls for urgent action to get trains running on time.
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Body scanners screening passengers for weapons amid London violence
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Body scanners are being trialled at a London railway station for the first time to screen passengers for hidden explosives and weapons.
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Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm
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Transport bosses deny claims that a £500m contract to build new trains has been awarded to a Spanish firm ahead of a British plant 30 miles away.
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Engineer killed at Waterloo station working on moving walkway
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A man has died while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station.
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Local factory 30 miles from buyers ‘overlooked for £500m Tyne & Wear metro deal’
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A £500 million contract to build trains for a Metro system has been won by a Spanish firm, beating a British factory 30 miles away from the buyers.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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Your Gallery | Braunton at Edale
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One of your followers, Charles, has sent in this superb shot of Braunton at Edale. Here’s what he had to say:
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