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Law on minimum service levels during strikes given Royal Assent
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A law has been passed to curb the effect strikes can have on some key services.
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway’s Summer Diesel Gala is back
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The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway’s popular summer diesel gala is back, this time spanning Thursday through Sunday.
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Aslef announces fresh overtime ban for train drivers in pay dispute
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A fresh overtime ban has been announced by train drivers, threatening disruption to services at the height of the summer holidays.
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Threat of Energy Bill coal ban lifted
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The Heritage Railway Association has welcomed a decision to remove an amendment to the Energy Bill which would have seen an outright ban on domestic coal mining.
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HS2 boss resigns amid major delays and cost pressures
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HS2 Ltd’s chief executive has announced his resignation amid major delays and cost pressures for the high-speed railway project.
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Protests to be held over ticket office closures
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Dozens of protests will take place across the country over ticket office closures.
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Rail staff perform ABBA hit for Waterloo Station’s 175th anniversary
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A choir of rail workers sang the ABBA hit of the same name at Waterloo Station to celebrate its 175th anniversary.
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Boost train competition to ‘revitalise’ railways, report urges
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More competition on rail routes should be encouraged to “revitalise” Britain’s railways, an industry body has said.
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Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project, MPs told
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Pausing HS2 work at Euston shows the Government “does not know what it is trying to achieve” with the station despite more than eight years of planning, MPs warned.
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Fears that ticket office closures will ‘digitally excluded’ many
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Rail passengers have raised concerns that elderly people could be “digitally excluded” if ticket offices close across England.
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