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  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    This week, new figures reveal the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK railway, as passenger numbers fall to the lowest since the 1850s.

  • Severn Valley Railway receives lifeline government grant

    Severn Valley Railway receives lifeline government grant

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    The Severn Valley Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government, thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

  • Rail journeys drop to lowest levels since mid-nineteenth century

    Rail journeys drop to lowest levels since mid-nineteenth century

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    The number of passengers using the UK’s railway has fallen to its lowest levels in around 170 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Network Rail team up with nPlan to transform project planning and delivery

    Network Rail team up with nPlan to transform project planning and delivery

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    Network Rail is working with technology startup nPlan to use Machine Learning technology across its portfolio of projects, potentially transforming the way major rail projects are delivered across Britain.

  • PREVIEW: NOVEMBER EDITION OF RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED

    PREVIEW: NOVEMBER EDITION OF RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED

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    Each issue of Railways Illustrated offers a comprehensive round-up of the latest news and topical events from the UK across the present-day railway, including heritage traction in operation on the main lines.

  • TBF creates two COVID-related memorial funds

    TBF creates two COVID-related memorial funds

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    TBF has set up two new charitable funds, one each for the rail and bus sectors, in order to help those working on the front line of the public transport industry have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Crossrail governance handed over to Transport for London

    Crossrail governance handed over to Transport for London

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    The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for London (TfL).

  • Delivering a bigger, better railway for Scotland

    Delivering a bigger, better railway for Scotland

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    With new and refurbished trains on the way, a rolling programme of electrification, and a devolved Government committed to further expansion, Scotland is showing other regions of the UK how to deliver a better railway. Ben Jones met ScotRail Alliance MD Alex Hynes to find out what is in store for 2018 and beyond. New…

  • Railways ready to tackle autumn leaves on the line

    Railways ready to tackle autumn leaves on the line

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    Network Rail ready to tackle ‘leaves on the line’ and keep passengers moving safely and reliably this autumn with 61 leaf-busting trains and 80 leaf-busting teams.

  • Paddington rail crash remembered 21 years on

    Paddington rail crash remembered 21 years on

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    A service is to be held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Paddington train crash which killed 31 people.

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