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West Somerset Railway launch emergency SOS funding appeal
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The West Somerset Railway (WSR) has launched an emergency funding appeal, after the railway had two formal appeals turned down following the rejection of its second round bid for the Culture Recovery Fund.
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Waterloo & City line reopens weeks ahead of schedule
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The Waterloo & City line on the London Underground has reopened this week for the first time in over a year.
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Extra £5 million investment to improve Arun Valley Line
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Network Rail has announced an extra £5m investment into the Arun Valley line to improve stations, track and signalling across the route.
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COP26: Network Rail and Porterbrook to showcase sustainable trains of the future
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Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
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Caledonian Sleeper cancels all services during workers’ 11-day strike action
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Caledonian Sleeper has announced it will cancel all services as workers go on strike for 11 days later this month over a pay dispute.
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Rail passenger numbers sink to pre-1872 levels
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Passenger numbers on Britain’s railways in 2020/21 reached the lowest level in at least 150 years, new figures show.
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Rail industry celebrates start of LGBT Pride Month
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Network Rail is celebrating Pride Month by hosting its second annual Pride Fest event across two weeks in June, following the success of the inaugural event last year.
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‘Handyman’ locomotive transferred to Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust
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Industrial 3ft narrow-gauge locomotive Handyman has joined the Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust following a permanent transfer from the Science Museum Group.
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No ‘significant defects’ found in crashed Croydon tram, inquest hears
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No “significant defects” were found in a tram that overturned in Croydon, killing seven people, an inquest into the deaths has heard.
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Dates confirmed for Caledonian Sleeper workers’ 11-day strike action
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Caledonian Sleeper workers will take strike action for 11 days later this month over a pay dispute.
