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Cheers to the Great Central Beer Festival
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The Great Central Railway’s annual beer festival takes place over four days this week.
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More than 680,000 responsed to consultation on ticket office closures
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More than 680,000 responses were submitted to a consultation on proposals for a widespread closure of railway station ticket offices, Transport Focus and London TravelWatch have said.
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44 percent of trains delayed or cancelled in first half of 2023
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More than two out of five train services in Britain during the first half of the year were delayed, new figures show.
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Hundreds gather at demonstration against rail ticket office closures
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Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street as part of a demonstration against plans to close ticket offices in railway stations on Thursday.
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Police officer hit by train while helping distressed man dies
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A police officer who was hit by a train while trying to save a distressed man on the tracks has died, Nottinghamshire Police said.
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Rail supply firm workers start four-day strike action
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Engineers, clerical and production staff at a railway supply company will start a four-day strike on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
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More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures
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More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation on controversial plans to close most railway ticket offices in England, it has been revealed.
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Two more guest locos join SVR’s Autumn Steam Gala line-up
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The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed that USATC No 2253 ‘Omaha’ and BR 2MT 2-6-2T No. 41312 will join the line-up of its Autumn Steam Gala next month.
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Two operators praised for taking steps to help families travel while others ‘lag behind’
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Two train operators have taken “significant steps” towards helping families with young children travel, but “others badly lag behind”, according to a new report.
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Blue Peter boiler passes hydraulic test
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On August 21, the boiler for A2 Pacific No. 60532 Blue Peter passed a significant milestone in its overhaul when the boiler successfully passed a hydraulic test at Locomotive Services Group’s Crewe works.
