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Heroic train driver recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
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A train driver who volunteered to work as a paramedic treating coronavirus patients during the initial crisis has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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Swanage Railway receives substantial government grant
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The Swanage Railway is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a life-saving financial boost from the government – thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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New exhibition for world famous Trans-Siberian railway journey
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The Science Museum Group is set to launch a major new exhibition which charts the global impact of the world’s longest and most famous rail journey – the Trans-Siberian Railway.
