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Britain’s biggest train firm warns of disruption due to ‘widespread IT issues’
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Britain’s biggest train company has warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues”.
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Public ownership of rail takes centre stage as government plans radical overhaul of transport
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Press release issued by: Department for Transport The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has been introduced to Parliament today (18 July 2024). After years of unacceptably low performance, the bill is a landmark change that will allow the government to bring rail passenger services back into public ownership, amending legislation to make appointing a…
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Volunteer’s classic car goes full distance at SVR
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Marking Kidderminster Town station’s 40th anniversary on July 27 and 28 will be an extra cause for celebration for one of the Severn Valley Railway’s volunteers.
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Celebrate 150 years of Midsomer Norton
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A gala day is being held by the Somerset & Dorset Railway to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Midsomer Norton station.
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Flying Scotsman returns to Locomotion for summer festival
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Locomotion will host a spectacular six-week summer festival that includes a four-week visit from iconic locomotive Flying Scotsman.
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Diesels primed for feast of British Rail nostalgia at GWR gala
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s annual Summer Heritage Diesel Gala is all set to go this coming weekend with the diesel fleet firing on all cylinders for an action-packed July 12-14.
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Forty years for SVR’s Kidderminster Town station
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The Severn Valley Railway will celebrate a milestone in its history on the weekend of July 27 and 28 when it marks 40 years since the opening of Kidderminster Town station.
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New MPs criticise ‘shambles’ train services as their journeys to London are disrupted
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Several newly-elected Labour MPs have criticised the reliability of train services after suffering disruption during journeys to take their seats in the House of Commons. The politicians posted on social media about their disrupted journeys as they travel to London ahead of the Parliament sitting on Tuesday for the first time since the General Election.…
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Celebrate a ‘Day of Dance’ at the Severn Valley Railway
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The Severn Valley Railway is hosting a mini-festival of traditional British dance performances on Saturday, July 20.
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Passengers travelling to Glastonbury by train warned to expect disruptions
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Music fans travelling to Glastonbury Festival by train on Thursday have been warned they could face disruptions.
