Railways Illustrated
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Free rail travel for domestic abuse survivors extended
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Free rail travel for people fleeing from domestic abuse in the UK has been extended until the end of March next year.
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Train driver ‘distracted by coronavirus lockdown texts’ in Worcestershire crash
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A train driver distracted by text messages about coronavirus restrictions caused a rail crash involving an 85mph passenger service, an investigation has found.
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Network Rail safety failings contributed to track worker deaths
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Network Rail’s long-term failure to improve safety was an underlying factor in the deaths of two track workers in South Wales, an investigation has found.
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Construction of sea wall to protect Dawlish coastal railway begins
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Construction has begun on a new and bigger sea wall at Dawlish to protect the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for the next 100 years.
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UK must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways
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Improvements to Britain’s railways must speed up as new figures show less than 40% of the network is electrified, the Campaign for Better Transport charity has claimed.
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PREVIEW: December issue of Railways Illustrated
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Grab the December edition of Railways Illustrated for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.
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Cumbria passengers to get multi-million-pound track upgrades
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Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys next month when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station.
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Fees for rearranging advance rail journeys disrupted by Covid-19 to be scrapped
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Additional charges for rearranging advance railway journeys disrupted by COVID-19 regulations will be scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week, it has been revealed the cost of HS2 could rise by an extra £800 million due to “more significant challenges than anticipated.”
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Network Rail joins campaign to highlight abuse of staff
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Network Rail has joined a campaign to highlight abuse suffered by customer-facing workers.
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