Industrial
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Government announces £401m rail funding boost
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A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with new stations, faster journeys and more reliable services.
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Balfour Beatty rail workers urged to accept improved pay offer
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Rail workers are voting on an improved pay offer aimed at averting the threat of industrial action.
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Rail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’
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Reforms to Britain’s railways will make train services cheaper and more punctual, MPs have heard.
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Premium economy service launched for rail travel
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Three classes of travel are being offered on Britain’s domestic railway for the first time in decades.
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Transport for London secures short-term bailout extension
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Transport for London (TfL) has secured another short-term extension of its Government bailout as negotiations on a longer deal continue, the authority announced.
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Trains with cracks to return to service after ‘rigorous tests’
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Trains with cracks are to re-enter service after the rail industry assessed that the fault does not pose a safety risk.
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HS2 launches first giant tunnelling machine
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HS2 will launch its first giant tunnelling machine today (May 13).
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Delayed White Paper review into Britain’s railways to be published
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The Government has pledged to publish a long-delayed major review of Britain’s railways.
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Train firm slammed for ‘cynical’ fake bonus email in cybersecurity exercise
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A trade union has slammed a train company’s “cynical and shocking stunt” after it promised employees a bonus in what was actually a cybersecurity test.
