The Railway Magazine
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£500m promised by Government to restore historic rail lines
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The Government is going ahead with plans to reverse historical rail cuts, despite critics warning its £500 million budget is not sufficient.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz camp
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The darkest episode in the history of world railways undoubtedly centres around the role they were forced to play in the transport of civilians to Nazi death camps during the Second World War.
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UK railway news round-up
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After warnings for the bosses of HS2 from the Wildlife Trusts last time out, this week a leaked government review has revealed HS2 could cost up to £106bn.
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South Western Railway workers vote to continue strikes in guards dispute
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Workers on South Western Railway have voted to continue taking strike action in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.
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Great Central Railway to restore Thornbury Castle
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Unrestored Collett ‘Castle’ No. 7027 Thornbury Castle is to be restored for operation at the Great Central Railway (GCR) following its sale to a private buyer by Jonathan Jones-Pratt.
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South Western Railway franchise ‘not sustainable in the long term’
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South Western Railway finances indicate the franchise is “not sustainable in the long term”, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Network Rail being investigated for ‘poor performance’
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Network Rail is being investigated over its poor performance on routes used by train operators Northern and TransPennine Express.
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Rail passengers urged to start conversations on Blue Monday
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More than 150 events are being held at railway stations across the UK to encourage people to talk to each other on Blue Monday – described as the most depressing day of the year.
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RMT demands more staff at railway station ticket offices
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The UK’s biggest rail workers’ union is calling for a halt to the closure of ticket offices and staffing cuts after claiming almost half of all stations are unstaffed.
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Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway going from strength to strength
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The Skipton to Ilkley line was closed by Dr Beeching & reopened later as the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and has gone from strength to strength!
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