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New-build V4 locomotive name revealed
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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) has announced the name of its next new-build project.
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Weekend rail strike to go ahead after RMT rejects latest ScotRail offer
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Railway staff in Scotland will go on strike this weekend after a union rejected ScotRail’s latest pay offer.
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Northern mayors call on PM to treat rail ‘chaos’ as emergency
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Metro mayors have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Transport Secretary Mark Harper to treat the “chaos” in rail services across the north of England as an emergency and to “haul operators to the table to sort out this mess”.
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P2 monobloc preview delights donors
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A ‘a seminal moment’ in the delivery of P2 class locomotive Prince of Wales.
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Government accused of ‘rewarding failure’ after renewing Avanti trains contract
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The Government has been accused of “rewarding failure” after renewing the contract for Avanti West Coast, despite admitting its services are “not good enough”.
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Rail union cancels planned strike out of respect for Poppy Day
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A rail union has cancelled planned industrial action on November 3 out of respect for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day.
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Avanti could lose West Coast franchise without significant improvement
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The Government is making preparations to intervene if Avanti fails to deliver “significant” improvements on the West Coast Main Line, according to the rail minister.
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Rail union announces a week of industrial action
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A rail union has announced nearly a week of industrial action, including strikes in November in their ongoing dispute over pay, job security and conditions.
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HQ of Great British Railways to be announced in ‘not-too-distant future’
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The headquarters for the new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways will be announced in the “not-too-distant future”, the Government has said.
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Mixed Traction Gala at GWSR this weekend
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The GWSR’s four operational steam locomotives and three heritage diesel locomotives will be operating at a ‘showcase’ event this weekend.
