The Railway Magazine
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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.
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All-time record temperatures could alter train services
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With Met Office warnings of temperatures possibly soaring to 40C next week, passengers should expect some delay to rail services, as railway speed restrictions may be necessary.
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Train drivers to stage 24-hour Saturday strike over pay
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Train drivers at eight rail companies are to stage a 24-hour Saturday strike later this month in pay disputes, threatening more disruption to services.
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Fresh rail strike set for July 27 over pay, jobs and conditions
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Rail workers are to stage a fresh strike in the bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, threatening travel chaos at the height of the summer holidays.
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New offer made by Network Rail bids to break deadlock over pay and conditions
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Network Rail has made a new offer to workers aimed at breaking the deadlocked row over pay, jobs and conditions.
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Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times
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The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire are up.
