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Could you be signaller? Network Rail needs you
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Network Rail is appealing to people in Yorkshire and the North East to join them as railway signallers.
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Passengers evacuated as smoke billows over major railway station in Paris
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Police evacuated a major railway station in Paris after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles.
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£20m funding for new railway stations across the country
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A new £20 million fund to build new railway stations and restore some that were previously closed has been announced by the Department for Transport.
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14 interesting facts about the Tyne and Wear Metro
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The North-East has plenty to offer visitors, although that may not include extensive railway activity. However, it is home to one of the few rapid transit systems in the UK, the Tyne and Wear Metro.
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New £20 million funding for disabled access improvements
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Disabled passengers across the UK are set to benefit from a £20m fund to improve accessibility at railway stations, the Transport Secretary has announced.
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Underwater inspections before flooded Shrewsbury lines can reopen
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More heavy rain overnight means the River Severn has now breached emergency defences.
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A brief history of Canadian Pacific
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Canadian Pacific is now the oldest survivor of the Merchant Navy class. Built in 1941 at Eastleigh Works, the locomotive entered service on January 13, 1942.
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Severn Valley Railway faced with extensive flooding in video footage
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Extensive flooding on the Severn Valley Railway can be seen in recent footage taken by Daniel Maxwell for the SVR.
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Tube services hit by strike linked to dispute over timetable changes
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London Underground drivers are starting strikes on Friday in a dispute over timetable changes, causing travel misery for passengers.
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Why is Flying Scotsman a Pacific?
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No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name.
