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Snowdon Mountain Railway returns to the summit this month
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The Snowdon Mountain Railway trains will return to the summit for the first time since the start of the pandemic this month.
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What’s inside the July issue of Rail Express?
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Editor Richard Clinnick shares what to expect in the July issue of Rail Express, out next week.
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App to help blind passengers to use railway stations gets Government funding
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An app being developed to help visually impaired railway passengers is among the transport technology projects receiving new Government funding.
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Eurostar runs final direct Disneyland Paris service while Amsterdam route faces suspension
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Eurostar has ended its direct service to Disneyland Paris, while its Amsterdam link faces being suspended for nearly a year.
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National Railway Museum rated one of the best free days out in Britain
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The York-based museum is among the best free days out in Britain, according to a Which? Survey.
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Government deliberately squandered billions in rail dispute, RMT claims
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RMT has accused the Government of “deliberately squandering” billions of pounds in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
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Manchester station upgrades announced but long-term extra platforms plan axed
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A £72 million package to improve railway services in Greater Manchester has been announced, but a long-term project to add extra platforms to the city’s busiest station has been scrapped.
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How does the SVR keeps its steam locomotives in good shape? Now’s your chance to find out
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Inside the motive power depot at Bridgnorth, SVR engineers maintain, overhaul and restore the railway’s steam locomotives. Usually, it all happens behind closed doors, but on selected weekends in June and July, that’s set to change.
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National Railway Museum partners with York Archaeology to uncover history
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The National Railway Museum has partnered with York Archaeology to carry out excavations on site as part of their Vision 2025 programme of redevelopment.
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Rail bosses launch competition to name Birmingham’s ‘Raging Bull’
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Rail bosses have launched a competition to give a permanent new name to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games’ mechanical bull.
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