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  • Quarter of train journeys on services run by public sector

    Quarter of train journeys on services run by public sector

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    The proportion of train journeys in Britain on services run by the public sector will hit 25% this week.

  • Rail industry responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

    Rail industry responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

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    The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to government’s Spring Statement.

  • National Railway Museum’s receives £2.5m in largest single donation

    National Railway Museum’s receives £2.5m in largest single donation

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    The National Railway Museum in York has received £2.5m from The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation to fund a new interactive gallery for families called Wonderlab.

  • The World of Railwayana

    The World of Railwayana

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    The term ‘railwayana’ can cover all manner of rail-related memorabilia, from Victorian carriage prints, right up to nameplates recently removed from recently withdrawn HST power cars. Collecting such material has become a way for many thousands of enthusiasts to own their own piece of the railways and, contrary to what some may think, doesn’t have…

  • Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings ‘must be a watershed for safety’

    Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings ‘must be a watershed for safety’

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    The findings of the investigation into the Stonehaven train crash are “damning” and must be “a watershed moment for rail safety”, according to train drivers’ union Aslef.

  • RAIB release report into fatal 2020 derailment

    RAIB release report into fatal 2020 derailment

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    The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the fatal derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020.

  • Eurostar offers free travel to Ukrainians travelling to the UK

    Eurostar offers free travel to Ukrainians travelling to the UK

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    Eurostar is offering free travel to Ukrainians travelling to the UK following Russia’s invasion.

  • 5 years ago: Nuclear Missile Trains For Russia

    5 years ago: Nuclear Missile Trains For Russia

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    RUSSIAN state media reported in November the military had successfully test-fired its new Barguzin RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile system, which will be housed on launcher trains.

  • PREVIEW: MARCH ISSUE OF THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE

    PREVIEW: MARCH ISSUE OF THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE

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    Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present.

  • Rare chance to go behind the scenes at the Severn Valley Railway

    Rare chance to go behind the scenes at the Severn Valley Railway

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    The Severn Valley Railway is set to throw open its workshop doors to passengers as the 2022 season begins. The railway’s season opener Open House Weekend on 2nd and 3rd April will give visitors an opportunity to delve behind the scenes into areas that are rarely accessible to the public. A variety of unique experiences will put…

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