Network
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Rail engineering work cut to smooth Christmas journeys
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Lifting hundreds of miles of roadworks and shortening rail engineering work are among measures aimed at avoiding Christmas travel chaos unveiled by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Norfolk’s Berney Arms named Britain’s least used railway station
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Just 42 passengers used the isolated station between April 2019 and March 2020.
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Crossrail gets £825 million more Government funding
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London’s delayed and over-budget Crossrail project has been given £825 million more Government funding.
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Northern rail network makes final Pacer train journey
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A railway network has bid a final farewell to its fleet of Pacer trains after more than three decades of service.
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Avanti West Coast suspends peak restrictions for Christmas travel
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Peak ticket restrictions will be suspended on Avanti West Coast trains over the festive period, slashing the price of many journeys.
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Rail passengers told to book early for Christmas travel
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People planning Christmas train travel are being urged to book “as early as possible” to avoid being denied boarding.
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More projects to reverse Beeching rail cuts given funding
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Fifteen more proposals to reverse historical reductions in the rail network – known as the Beeching cuts – have secured development funding.
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Students to avoid journey change fees this Christmas
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Students who had already booked train tickets to travel home for Christmas before the announcement of the student travel window can now rebook their tickets without paying additional fees.
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‘Surge’ in travel expected as families form Christmas bubbles
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A “surge” in rail travel is expected over the five-day Christmas period as families form their festive bubbles with loved ones.
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Transport Secretary urges people to consider avoiding Christmas travel
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People should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s “limitations”, Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has said.
