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Glenfinnan Viaduct to undergo £3.4 million repair work
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Network Rail has announced it will spend £3.4 million on repairs to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.
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No train services to run in parts of country on Friday as drivers strike
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Parts of the country will have no train services on Friday as drivers at five train operators strike.
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Network Rail announce £2.8b investment to protect railway from climate change and extreme weather
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Network Rail has announced it intends to invest around £2.8 billion over the next five years on protecting the railway from climate change and extreme weather.
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£36k fundraiser launched to return W24 Calbourne to service
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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has launched a fundraising appeal to fit new tyres on its flagship steam locomotive Calbourne.
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Train drivers at 16 rail companies to strike in April
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Train drivers at 16 rail companies will stage a fresh wave of strikes in April as the long-running dispute over pay and conditions continues.
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New exhibition celebrates life of Nigel Gresley
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A new exhibition celebrating the life of Nigel Gresley will be held in Doncaster next month on the 100 year anniversary of Flying Scotsman’s naming.
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Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham proposed
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New train services between London, the Midlands, Shropshire and North Wales have been proposed.
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Wedding ceremony performed on train journey from Paddington to Swansea
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A couple who met on a train, commuted by train to date each other and shared their first kiss on a train decided to tie the knot aboard a Great Western Railway train.
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Search for Flying Scotsman’s next custodian begins
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The Science Museum Group has published an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to find Flying Scotsman’s new custodian.
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New app turns train journeys into musical odysseys
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The developers of a new app hope to inspire rail travellers to learn more about Britain’s music scene both past and present.
