The Railway Magazine
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Green machines at sixty
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Following the pictorial celebration of 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 , we once more delve into the Mortons Archive for a selection of images of the locos in their original two-tone BR green liveries.
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Hitachi: We have contingency plans to deal with strike by RMT staff
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Rail firm Hitachi says it has contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by some of its workers.
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Drivers’ strike to cause severe disruption to rail services
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Rail services will be severely disrupted on Saturday because of a strike by train drivers in the latest outbreak of industrial unrest in the industry.
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Network Rail begins consultation process with unions on maintenance reforms
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Network Rail has formally started the legal consultation process with unions on the maintenance reforms it says are needed to modernise and improve productivity and efficiency, one of the issues at the centre of the current wave of strikes.
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Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 is on display at the National Railway Museum
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Cape Government Railways locomotive no.390 arrived at the National Railway Museum, following a journey by road from where it was previously displayed in Locomotion in Shildon.
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Passenger numbers reach 93% of pre-pandemic levels
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Figures published by the Department for Transport show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels.
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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs
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A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned.
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RAIL STRIKE: 27 July, Follow for live updates
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Follow our live blog as thousands of rail workers strike over jobs, pay and conditions. 14:00pm Network Rail workers taking part in strikes have lost around £1,500 each in pay and bonuses, according to the company. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are striking for the fourth time today in a dispute…
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South Western Railway travel advice over 27 July strike
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South Western Railway (SWR) is urging customers only to travel by rail if absolutely necessary for the planned RMT strike day on Wednesday 27 July.
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HS2 tunnelling machine ‘Dorothy’ becomes first to complete its journey
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One of the giant machines digging the tunnels for HS2 has become the first on the project to complete the full journey underground.
