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Track upgrades to bring more reliable journeys to Yorkshire
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Hundreds of Network Rail workers will carry out key upgrades to the railway in Yorkshire this Platinum Jubilee Weekend in a boost to reliability.
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More than one million journeys made on new central section of the Elizabeth line
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More than a million journeys have been made on the central section of London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first five days since it opened.
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Tube travellers warned of severe disruption amid strike action
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Travellers in London have been warned of severe disruption to Tube services following the Jubilee weekend because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Launch of major appeal to restore SVR’s vital locomotive yard
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The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has launched a major appeal for £500,000 to restore its locomotive yard in Bridgnorth – vital for the operation of the entire railway.
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Jubilee Weekend: London passengers advised to allow extra time
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Thameslink and Great Northern are advising people travelling to events by train over the Platinum Jubilee Weekend to plan their journey in advance.
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Passenger trains could be blocked to prioritise freight during strikes
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Passenger trains could be blocked from station platforms by parked freight services during strikes, an industry leader has warned. John Smith, chief executive of firm GB Railfreight, told the PA news agency the measure may be required if a skeleton timetable is implemented during industrial action. Fears have been raised that staff walkouts could lead…
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Review: Iluminated Models’ Electronic Essentials
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A small but very useful range of economically-priced and sometimes hard to source electronic circuits are offered by Illuminated Models, including locomotive lighting enhancement kits and decoder socket combinations. Products that caught our attention included flashing tail-lamp circuits and a pack of very well-priced bridge rectifiers.
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British Transport Police to arm volunteer officers with Tasers
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The British Transport Police have become the first force in the UK to arm volunteer officers with Tasers. It comes after the Home Secretary last week unveiled plans to give special constables powers to use the weapons, which temporarily incapacitate a person by delivering an electric current through two small-barbed darts. From Friday, some British…
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Pathfinder cancels Mazey Day special
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PATHFINDER Tours’ annual ‘Mazey Day Cornishman’ special from Solihull to Penzance via Oxford on June 25 has been cancelled. The tour operator made the decision today (May 27) to pull the train from its schedules due to the uncertainty around possible national rail strike during June. Only a few days before the decision, 40,000 RMT union members voted overwhelmingly…
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Get involved with East Yorkshire’s heritage railway
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East Yorkshire’s heritage railway, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway, is busily preparing to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by opening all four days in a row – and it’s hosting a volunteering taster day, too. John Lidster, chairman of the YWR, said: “This is certainly a first for us. We usually open one day a week,…
