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Government calls on operators to urgently resolve train cracks disruption
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The Government has called on rail operators to “urgently set out a comprehensive plan” to resolve the ongoing disruption to services due to cracks found in some trains.
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HS2 to move 3,000 bodies from medieval churchyard
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Archaeologists working on HS2 at St Mary’s Church in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire have discovered a burial site dating back to 1080.
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Balfour Beatty workers to vote on industrial action over pay
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Workers employed on railway track renewals, maintenance and upgrades are being balloted on whether to take industrial action in a dispute over pay.
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Avanti West Coast launch social media forum for disabled passengers
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Avanti West Coast has become the UK’s first train operator to launch a dedicated social media forum for disabled passengers.
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Hollywood’s Tom Cruise pictured filming on NYMR
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Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has been pictured at North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) filming scenes for a new movie.
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Flexible rail season tickets offering 15% discount planned
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Passengers in England will be able to purchase French-style carnet tickets allowing them to make five return journeys in a month under a new system to be rolled out in June, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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Cutting crowding would boost public transport demand, survey suggests
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Less crowding is the main measure that would increase the use of buses and trains, a new survey suggests.
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Camilla praises station manager’s idea to help abuse survivors
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The Duchess of Cornwall has praised former station manager Darren O’Brien for his “brilliant initiative” helping people escape abusive relationships by rail.
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LNER begins global search for innovation in rail industry
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LNER is now accepting applications for the LNER FutureLabs second cohort, a groundbreaking accelerator focused on fast-tracking the latest innovations into the travel industry.
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Network Rail to protect great crested newts during upgrade scheme
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Network Rail has revealed that rare great crested newts will be protected during its major railway engineering project.
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