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Investigation launched after engineer killed in tourist railway accident
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A health and safety investigation has been opened after an engineer was killed at a popular tourist railway in Devon over the weekend.
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Network Rail expects annual energy bill to exceed £1bn for first time
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Network Rail expects its annual energy bill to exceed £1 billion for the first time.
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Second SVR Autumn Diesel Bash guest confirmed
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The Severn Valley Railway will welcome a Class 56 locomotive from the main line to its Autumn Diesel Bash, courtesy of GB Railfreight.
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First public event to mark Flying Scotsman centenary announced
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The world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, is being prepared for its centenary celebrations next year.
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Massive water leak floods train tracks
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Train services are severely disrupted in parts of northern England following a major water leak on the tracks.
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Rail union announces new 24-hour strike
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Rail workers are to stage a new 24-hour strike next month in an escalation of the national dispute over pay, job security and conditions.
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End of the line for direct Eurostar trains to Disneyland Paris
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Eurostar is to axe its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris from June next year.
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Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute
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Train drivers at another three companies have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay.
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The Ludgershall branch in the diesel era
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David Lindsell returns with final instalment of his three-part series covering the history of the Ludgershall branch. This covers other special trains, engineering trains and maintenance specials, redundant stock storage, and preservation, along with a report on a depot visit that took place in 1998.
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The Brontës by rail
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Bob Gwynne, associate curator at the National Railway Museum, describes how the lives of the famous literary family the Brontës was intertwined with the pioneering days of the railway network, with their journeys providing a touchstone of what rail travel was like in those early days.
