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Rail union announces new 24-hour strike
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Rail workers are to stage a new 24-hour strike next month in an escalation of the national dispute over pay, job security and conditions.
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Train drivers to stage 24-hour Saturday strike over pay
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Train drivers at eight rail companies are to stage a 24-hour Saturday strike later this month in pay disputes, threatening more disruption to services.
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Only 174 days to go…
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The sun may be shining and summer holidays on many people’s minds, but it’s never too early to line up some festive family fun, says the SVR.
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Preview: Issue 294 of Heritage Railway magazine
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First test train runs into new Llangollen Corwen station; Swanage diesel gala comeback; and Moorsline tram Lucie returns home to Brussels for museum anniversary. You don’t want to miss Issue 294 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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Crossrail: Delayed Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May
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London’s delayed and over-budget Elizabeth line railway will finally open on Tuesday May 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
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Book of the Week: Railways & Recollections: The Midland Mainland in London 1974-80
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The Midland Railway’s extension to London from Bedford to St Pancras opened fully on 1 October 1868 (local trains had run via St Pancras Tunnel to Moorgate from 13 July).
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Book of the Week: The Midland Mainline in London 1974-80
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The Midland Railway’s extension to London from Bedford to St Pancras opened fully on 1 October 1868 (local trains had run via St Pancras Tunnel to Moorgate from 13 July). From then on, improvements and widenings were undertaken through to 1905.
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£84m funding to boost train services in North West
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An £84 million funding package to make trains in north-west England more reliable has been unveiled by the Government.
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RSSB: 40% of rail workers suffer from a mental health condition
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The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a survey which found over 40% of rail workers are suffering with a mental health condition.
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Book of the Week: Diesel Dawn 4
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This account is intended to give an overview of the types of first-generation Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains and railbuses that could be seen on BR from the 1950s to the 1980s.
