East Midlands Railway has been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog after it failed to award a promised £5,000 prize in a competition due to the “poor quality of entries”.
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Rail operator unveils new recycling initiative to make Brighton Britain’s greenest train station
Currently 12% of the total waste collected across GTR’s 800-mile network comes from Brighton; prior to the pandemic, in an average year the station produced 650 tonnes of rubbish.
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Government admits air quality on trains is ‘poorer than desired’
The Department for Transport (DfT) has admitted that air quality on some diesel trains is “poorer than desired”.
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Southeastern campaign encourages passengers to be mindful of those with accessibility requirements
Southeastern has launched a video to encourage passengers to support the accessibility needs of fellow travellers returning to the railway.
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Restoration of Taff Vale locomotive reaches fundraising milestone
The Gwili Vintage Carriage Group has reached the first fundraising milestone to enable the overhaul and eventual return to steam of Taff Vale Railway Locomotive No.28.
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PREVIEW: October issue of Steam Days magazine
Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
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Violence against transport workers worse during pandemic – rail union warns
Three out of five transport workers have been verbally or physically attacked since the start of the pandemic, new research suggests.
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Grant Shapps retains Transport Secretary position in PM cabinet change-up
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has expressed his delight to be reappointed during Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle on September 15.
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New stations added to Tube map in major network expansion
Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new Tube map showing the first major expansion of the network this century.
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Rail union to hold Waterloo protest over service cuts
The biggest rail workers union is holding a protest on Monday as it steps up its campaign against job losses in the industry.
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