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Train drivers to stage fresh strikes and overtime ban
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Train drivers will stage a series of fresh strikes and an overtime ban in their long running dispute over pay and conditions.
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Fears for the future of model railways as Warley National Model Railway Exhibition closes ‘for the forseeable future’
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The cancellation of the long-running event, alongside the closure of a major modelling retailer, has been blamed on a lack of young people taking up the hobby.
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HS2 boss admits project could cost up to £66.6 billion
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The estimated cost of building HS2 between London and Birmingham has soared to as much as £66.6 billion, MPs heard.
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What’s inside the February issue of Rail Express?
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Rail Express Editor Richard Clinnick talks us through what to expect in the new issue when it is released next week!
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Paddington services disrupted for third day in a row
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Infrastructure failure has disrupted services at the second busiest rail station in the UK for the third day in a row.
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Hattons Model Railways announces closure after 77 years
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Hattons Model Railway has announced that it will cease trading, and launched a closing down sale.
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Rail fares in England to rise by up to 4.9%
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Regulated rail fares in England will rise by nearly 5% in March, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
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Rail passengers suffer disruption as winds hit 115mph
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Many passengers found their journeys disrupted on Thursday as Storm Pia battered parts of the UK, with gusts hitting 115mph.
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Cross-Channel services suspended in surprise strike
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All Cross-Channel rail services were suspended on Thursday due to an unexpected strike in France, disrupting tens of thousands of journeys.
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Government sets target to grow rail freight 75% by 2050
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has set an “ambitious” target to grow rail freight by at least 75% by 2050.
