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Network Rail urges passengers to plan ahead over Bank Holiday weekend
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Network Rail is reminding passengers to plan ahead if they are travelling by rail over the August Bank Holiday weekend as it prepares to carry out 520 projects.
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UK railway news roundup
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Crossrail is delayed delayed again, at an extra cost of £450m. Plus, a Llangennech diesel train bursts into flames in South Wales.
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Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing
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A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames in Llangennech, South Wales.
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Great Central Railway launches emergency appeal
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The Great Central Railway has launched an emergency appeal to be able to continue with planned essential works – amid COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Stonehaven derailment: Network Rail launches two new task forces
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Network Rail has launched two independent task forces in response to the Stonehaven crash.
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UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train staffed by all LGBTQ+ crew launches
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Avanti West Coast has launched the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train entirely staffed by an LGBTQ+ crew for its first official service on August 25. After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Pride events across the country, which Avanti West Coast had planned to support, the intercity rail operator has completely wrapped one of its…
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Crossrail delayed until 2022 and needs extra £450m
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London’s Crossrail project has been delayed until the first half of 2022, and may need £450m extra to complete, its board has said.
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HS2 reveals design for Amersham vent shaft headhouse
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HS2 have released images of the design for the Amersham vent shaft to provide ventilation and emergency access to the line’s Chiltern tunnel.
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UK railway news roundup
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The rail industry across the UK fell silent to remember the three men who died in the Stonehaven derailment last week. Plus, there’s confusion over potential rail fare rises.
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Images reveal scale of flood damage on Edinburgh to Glasgow line
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It could take months to reinstate the Edinburgh to Glasgow line as the scale of flood damage is revealed.
