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Train stations renamed for Halloween
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A number of railway stations across the UK were given a Halloween twist on Tuesday.
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Over £25,000 donated to charity as part of Class 313 retirement fundraiser
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Two charities have received cheques from Govia Thameslink Railway for over £12,500 each, raised as part of an event marking the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.
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Cut-price train tickets offered to encourage commuters back to the office
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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is offering cheaper tickets in the hopes of encouraging more commuters to return to offices on Mondays and Fridays.
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Transport company Go-Ahead suffers cyber attack
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The company behind train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has fallen victim to a cyber attack.
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End in sight for Sussex signalboxes
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NEWHAVEN Harbour signalbox is one of three due to close at the end of November as part of the resignalling of the Lewes to Seaford branch (the others being Newhaven Town and Lewes ‘B’). New signalling has been installed and will be commissioned during a four-day line closure, with trains due to resume on December…
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‘King’, ‘A4’ and debutant ‘9F’ steal show at Moors line gala spectacular
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THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) pulled off what might be regarded as one of the biggest steam galas of the 2000s on September 27-29, which not only featured a hugely impressive locomotive line-up, but also illustrated how far the line’s motive power department has come in a relatively short timeframe. It was only in…
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Roving Repton on autumn gala circuit
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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR) Southern ‘Schools’ 4-4-0 No. 926 Repton took part in no fewer than three autumn steam galas during September and October, visiting the North West and the East Midlands in the process. The first event for the Maunsell ‘V’ class was the NYMR’s own 15-engine spectacular on September 27-29 (see p74-75),…
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Stoneblower derailment causes chaos at Victoria
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GATWICK Express and Southern services suffered severe disruption on July 9 after a Network Rail stoneblower derailed at London Victoria. The vehicles had been engaged in overnight track maintenance in the station throat when one of the three sections became derailed on pointwork at around 03.00. GEX services were suspended and Southern operated an emergency…
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North Yorks Moors set for ‘S15’ comeback
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ESSEX Locomotive Society-owned Southern ‘S15’ No. 825 could be undergoing its post-overhaul trials at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway by the time this issue of The RM goes on sale. At the time of writing work was well into the final stages of the Maunsell 4-6-0’s 10-yearly overhaul. By the second week of July the…
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Autumn blockade for West Coastway route
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SOUTHERN services on the West Coastway route will be disrupted between Havant and Chichester from October 26 to November 3. The nine-day closure will be followed by three further weekend blockades, allowing Network Rail to relay 2.3km of track and replace life-expired equipment at at Basin Road, Stockbridge Road, Brook Lane and Bosham level crossings. …
