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PM talks up ‘moral mission’ to level up as he defends scaling back rail upgrades
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Boris Johnson said he has a “moral mission” to level up in the face of criticism of the Government’s decision to scale back rail upgrades.
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Government accused of a ‘betrayal’ of the North over revised rail plan
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The Government has been accused of a “betrayal of trust” as it set out its long-awaited revised plans for Northern England and the Midlands.
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Passenger trains to run on Dartmoor Line for first time in 50 years
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will dispatch the first passenger train to run on the Dartmoor Line for over 50 years.
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Contactless ticketing at 700 railway stations to ‘level up’ the North
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Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
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No 10 says rail links still priority but eastern leg of HS2 set to be scrapped
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Improving rail links in the North and Midlands is an “absolute priority” for Boris Johnson, Downing Street insisted in the face of mounting anger about plans to scrap key projects.
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Salisbury rail services to fully resume 16 days after crash
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Rail services through Salisbury will fully resume 16 days after a crash involving two trains, the rail industry has announced.
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Strikes by London Underground drivers over Night Tube dispute
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Drivers on London Underground’s Night Tube are to stage a series of strikes from later this month in a dispute over staffing, a leading rail union has announced.
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DfT minister tours British low-carbon trains with Network Rail at COP26
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Department for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.
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Three-quarters of London transport workers ‘face violence during Covid crisis’
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Three out of four transport staff in London have been subjected to violence at work during the Covid crisis, new research suggests.
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RSSB: 40% of rail workers suffer from a mental health condition
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The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a survey which found over 40% of rail workers are suffering with a mental health condition.
