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Crisis talks to keep trains running amid fears of ‘historic’ rail strike
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Contingency plans are being drawn up to try and keep passenger and freight trains running in the event of industrial action after unions warned of “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history”.
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Elizabeth line: Delayed £18bn Crossrail opens to passengers
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Around 130,000 people travelled on London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first few hours of operation on Tuesday morning.
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Royals on Rails at the National Railway Museum to mark the Platinum Jubilee
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The National Railway Museum is inviting visitors to share in the luxury of royal travel with a season of royal-themed activities and a new exhibition to coincide with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Elizabeths go free at the Severn Valley Railway’s Jubilee event
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To honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is allowing free travel to everyone called Elizabeth throughout its special four-day celebratory event in early June.
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First Tube map with Elizabeth line published
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Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map with the Elizabeth line included for the first time.
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Enforce train ticket checks to crackdown on pay dodgers: MPs urge
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Train operators have been warned to implement proper ticket checks to crackdown on passengers travelling without paying a fare.
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Summer 2022 at the Middy
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Suffolk’s only standard gauge preserved railway and winners of 2021 Heritage Railway Association’s Restoration Award, the ‘Middy’ will operate steam trains on summer Sundays and Bank Holidays until 4th September.
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Passengers thrown from seats on train driven ’50mph above speed limit’
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Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at 50mph above the speed limit, investigators said.
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Railway stations to display flowers to boost passengers’ mental health
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Train passengers will be greeted by colourful flowers at major stations across Britain to boost passengers’ mental health.
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Creation of Great British Railways in Queen’s Speech
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The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been included in the Queen’s Speech.
