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Network Rail sets world-first targets to combat global warming
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Network Rail has announced a major step forward in tackling climate change by becoming the first railway company in the world to set the most ambitious Science-Based Targets to limit global warming.
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Hull Trains suspends services for second time due to COVID-19
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Hull Trains is suspending its daily services to London for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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RMT union leader Mick Cash retires after ‘campaign of harassment’
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The leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has announced his retirement, blaming a “campaign of harassment” against him by factional groups within the union.
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Railway line reopens after fatal derailment near Stonehaven
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The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee has reopened almost three months after a crash near Stonehaven which claimed three lives.
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Mayor claims victory in ‘killing off’ proposals in £1.8bn TfL bailout
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Sadiq Khan claims he succeeded in “killing off the very worst Government proposals” as Transport for London (TfL) secured a £1.8 billion bailout.
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Motherwell to become major Avanti West Coast calling point
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Plans have been approved for a North Lanarkshire rail station to become a major calling point for the Avanti West Coast train service.
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Heritage lines hit by second national lockdown
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The announcement of a second national coronavirus lockdown by Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hit English heritage railways for a second time this year. The lockdown runs from November 5 to December 2.
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Trampoline caught between train and embankment as storm hits Scotland
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A trampoline has been caught between a train and an embankment in Glasgow as Storm Aiden battered Scotland with rain and high winds.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week we see the first glimpses of EMR’s Aurora fleet, plus to government pledge to scrap fees for rearranging COVID-19 disrupted journeys.
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Great Central Railway NOT suspending trains despite media reports
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Readers of some of the railway press will have noticed articles surrounding the suspension of trains at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) until Easter 2021.
