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Hitachi: We have contingency plans to deal with strike by RMT staff
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Rail firm Hitachi says it has contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by some of its workers.
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A rallying call on Yorkshire Day
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Today is Yorkshire Day, and a trio of heritage railways organisations are using this to call upon the public’s support by visiting a heritage railway this summer – amid a series of challenges affecting heritage railways throughout the UK.
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Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services
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Rail services will be severely disrupted on Saturday because of a strike by train drivers in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest in the industry.
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Network Rail begins consultation process with unions on maintenance reforms
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Network Rail has formally started the legal consultation process with unions on the maintenance reforms it says are needed to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency, one of the issues at the centre of the current wave of strikes.
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Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 is on display at the National Railway Museum
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Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 arrived at the National Railway Museum, following a journey by road from where it was previously displayed in Locomotion in Shildon.
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Passenger numbers reach 93% of pre-pandemic levels
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Figures published by the Department for Transport show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels.
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Bernard Cribbins, star of The Railway Children and Doctor Who, dies aged 93
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Children’s TV star and entertainer Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, his agent said.
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Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos
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Train drivers at nine rail companies to stage a one-day strike next month in the worsening dispute, causing travel chaos across the country.
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The Changing Face of Britain’s Railways: 1938-1953
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Mortons Books has just the thing, and at just £10 it won’t break the bank. Save £14.95 when you buy The Changing Face of Britain’s Railways 1938-1953… but hurry, there are just 50 copies available at this knockdown price!
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Classic diesel traction on the GWSR
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is operating seven historic diesel locomotives over the weekend of July 29-31.
