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Class G5 Locomotive Company update on brake appeal
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The Class G5 Locomotive Company have raised two-thirds of the money to buy the brake components as part of the Put The Brakes On appeal.
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London King’s Cross station plaque commemorates Britain’s first black train driver
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A plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain’s first black train driver, Jamaican-born Wilston Samuel Jackson.
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HRH Prince Richard pays a visit to Crich Tramway Village
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On Wednesday 20th October, HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester visited Crich Tramway Village, where he is Patron.
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New Lumo train service linking London and Edinburgh launches
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A new Anglo-Scottish train service has launched in an attempt to compete with cheap airlines.
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Train passengers stranded for hours due to damaged electric wires
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Train passengers were stranded on trains and at stations for several hours after overhead electric wires were damaged.
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That’s ‘swan’ way to go about it: Wandering cygnets rescued by railway workers
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Two baby swans have been rescued by Network Rail staff after wandering onto train tracks.
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Government takes over Southeastern train services
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Train services on Southeastern’s network will be taken over by the Government today after the franchise holder failed to declare more than £25 million of taxpayer funding.
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Electric freight trains mothballed due to soaring energy prices
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Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices.
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All Aboard! Remembering Britain’s Railways: A nostalgic trip down memory lane
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Climb All Aboard! and travel back in time to the days when Britain’s railways were a national institution and when steam was still king.
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Government to restore services to the Dartmoor Line
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, regular passenger services will run on the Dartmoor Line, connecting Okehampton to Exeter.
