The Railway Magazine
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Starmer challenged on taking railways back into public ownership
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was questioned on whether he still intended to take railways back into public ownership.
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How will this week’s rail strike affect services?
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More rail strikes are set to take place this week, causing misery for passengers.
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Campaigners rally against railway ticket office closures
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A campaign to stop closures of rail ticket offices is being stepped up with a day of action next month.
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Government changes law to help plug staffing gaps caused by strikes
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Businesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced.
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Rail travel between Scotland and England disrupted following record heat
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Rail services between Scotland and England faced disruption on Wednesday following Tuesday’s record breaking temperatures.
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Latest rail strike will halt all services in some areas, passengers warned
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Some parts of the country will have no train services during the next strike by thousands of rail workers, passengers are being warned.
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended as emergency services deal with a lineside fire.
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The rail network cannot cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C, admits Shapps
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The hottest railway track reached a scorching 62C on Monday, as the Transport Secretary admitted it will take decades to upgrade existing lines to be more resilient.
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Investment boost for train upgrades in the North
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Investment for upgrading train services running across the north of England will be more than trebled, the Government has announced. On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will announce an investment worth up to £11.5 billion for the Transpennine Route Upgrades (TRU), which had been a £2.9 billion project on services between Manchester and York, via…
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Network Rail warns of travel disruption across the country due to the heatwave
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Jake Kelly, spokesman for Network Rail, has warned of travel disruption across the country.
