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Chancellor denies claims HS2 will not run to central London
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The Government refused to confirm HS2 will reach its central London terminus at Euston amid reports the planned new station may be delayed or scrapped because of rising costs.
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The National Railway Museum spotlight technology that could decarbonise Britain’s railways
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The National Railway Museum has launched a new season focusing on Decarbonisation as part of its Innovation Platform exhibition highlighting technology that could benefit our railways.
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Mural unveiled celebrating pioneering female train driver
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A mural celebrating one of the UK’s first female train drivers woman has been unveiled to launch a recruitment campaign.
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SVR announces show-stopping guest for Spring Steam Gala
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The Severn Valley Railway has released the name of the show-stopping guest locomotive for its Spring Steam Gala.
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Eurostar leaving hundreds of seats empty to avoid queues
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Eurostar is being forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to and from London to avoid long queues at stations, the cross-Channel train operator said.
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Severn Valley Railway announces new interim managing director
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Severn Valley Railway’s current vice chairman Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster will take over as interim managing director, the company’s board of directors has announced.
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Railways ‘in crisis’ as cancellations hit new high
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Train reliability across Britain reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with Avanti West Coast cancelling the equivalent of about one in five services.
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Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole
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Train operators have been ordered by a regulator to stop misusing a process which removes services from schedules without them being classed as cancelled.
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First electric-only freight train firm Varamis Rail starts moving parcels
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The UK’s first electric-only rail freight operator has started moving parcels between Scotland and the Midlands.
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Train companies make ‘best and final offer’ to resolve rail dispute
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Train operating companies have made a “best and final offer” to the biggest rail workers union in a bid to break the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
