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Statesman Rail and Saphos Trains cancel tours for “wellbeing of customers”
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Rail tour promoters Statesman Rail and Saphos Trains have cancelled all trains due to operate between 20 March and 10 May due to coronavirus.
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The Great Central Railway Model Event 2020 is cancelled
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The Great Central Railway Model Event will not be going ahead this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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UK railway news round-up
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We find out exactly what happened at London Euston as the MD of West Coast Mainline South route apologises for huge delays and disruption. Meanwhile, rail unions are calling for urgent action from politicians over the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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What happened at London Euston?
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Passengers travelling to and from London will have noticed and been impacted by delays and cancellations over the past few days.
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Transport for London worker tests positive for coronavirus
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An office-based Transport for London employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the government body has confirmed.
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Women’s Aid offer free rail travel to women fleeing domestic abuse
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Women fleeing domestic abuse can now apply for free train travel to refuge accommodation, as part of a new ‘rail to refuge’ scheme launched by charity Women’s Aid.
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MoD traffic returns to Mid-Norfolk Railway for first time since 2009
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The Mid-Norfolk Railway welcomed the return of military freight traffic last week to its Wymondham to Dereham heritage line.
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Duke of Gloucester pays visit to Peterborough Railworld Wildlife Haven
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Railway apprentices at the Railworld Wildlife Haven were greeted with a royal visit in Peterborough as HRH Duke of Gloucester met volunteers, children, trainers and apprentices at the site.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed reopens after vandalism halts services
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Trains were not stopping at Berwick-upon-Tweed station on the East Coast Main Line following vandalism to the building.
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Five facts about Forth Bridge as it celebrates 130th anniversary
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The Forth Bridge celebrates the 130th birthday of its opening, a glorious feat and a testament to the innovation of its engineering. Here are a few facts you perhaps didn’t know about the famous Scottish landmark.
