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COVID-19: Rail companies will ‘support’ passengers voluntarily wearing masks
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The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said “wearing a mask helps protect others”, but demand that any relaxation of the rules around their use indoors must apply to trains.
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New flexible rail tickets make travel ‘more expensive for many people’
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Some commuters face forking out more than £50 a day more for train travel if they use new flexible tickets, according to analysis by the Labour Party.
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Elephant and Castle station reopens after huge fire
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Around 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze close to Elephant and Castle station which caused a large plume of smoke to billow over south London.
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Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
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Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on the Cambrian Line.
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Exhibition commemorating 50th anniversary of Horncastle line closure to open
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The Horncastle History and Heritage Society will open their exhibition which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the closure of the railway to Horncastle in July.
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Shapps launches construction of HS2 Old Oak Common station
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched the first permanent construction work at a HS2 station.
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Two-day celebration at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway announced
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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is planning a special two-day gala to mark the 60th anniversary of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society.
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HS2 costs ‘rose by £1.7 billion in past year’
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HS2’s costs have reportedly jumped by another £1.7 billion in the past year as the coronavirus pandemic adds further pressure to the high-speed railway project.
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New flexible train season tickets angers passengers
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Public transport groups and some passengers have expressed anger after the price of new flexible season tickets was revealed.
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All Great Central Railway stations to reopen from June 26
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The Great Central Railway (GCR) has announced that it will be reopening all four of its stations from June 26, 2021.
