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Contactless ticketing at 700 railway stations to ‘level up’ the North
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Contactless ticketing will be introduced at more than 700 train stations in what the Government claims is an effort to “level up” the North and Midlands.
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No 10 says rail links still priority but eastern leg of HS2 set to be scrapped
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Improving rail links in the North and Midlands is an “absolute priority” for Boris Johnson, Downing Street insisted in the face of mounting anger about plans to scrap key projects.
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Railway family’s 100-year-old photo collection donated to National Railway Museum
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A 100-year-old photo collection showing a family of railway workers in the West Midlands has been donated to the National Railway Museum in York after being found in the back of a wardrobe.
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway reopen buffet after lengthy closure
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Bodmin & Wenford Railway has announced the buffet at Bodmin Parkway station is due to reopen on November 19.
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Book of the Week: Lament for a Branch Line
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As a born and bred Prestonian, young David took the opportunity to go train spotting at Preston station, within sight and sound of the much-lamented Southport branch line.
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Salisbury rail services to fully resume 16 days after crash
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Rail services through Salisbury will fully resume 16 days after a crash involving two trains, the rail industry has announced.
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Strikes by London Underground drivers over Night Tube dispute
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Drivers on London Underground’s Night Tube are to stage a series of strikes from later this month in a dispute over staffing, a leading rail union has announced.
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TSSA challenges rail industry to protect jobs amid industrial action threat
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The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is stepping up demands for no compulsory job losses in the railway industry amid fresh warnings of industrial action.
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DfT minister tours British low-carbon trains with Network Rail at COP26
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Department for Transport (DfT) minister Trudy Harrison MP and Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines took a closer look at the best of British low-carbon train technology at COP26 in Glasgow.
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Three-quarters of London transport workers ‘face violence during Covid crisis’
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Three out of four transport staff in London have been subjected to violence at work during the Covid crisis, new research suggests.
