Sam Hewitt
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Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome
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A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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One in three rail services run late in the UK
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Hull Trains has worst and c2c the best record under new measurements, data shows.
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New figures “will stop masking whether trains are really on time”
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Grant Shapps has welcomed a new measure of train performance as “a step in the right direction” and calls for urgent action to get trains running on time.
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Body scanners screening passengers for weapons amid London violence
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Body scanners are being trialled at a London railway station for the first time to screen passengers for hidden explosives and weapons.
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Transport bosses deny claims £500m contract awarded to Spanish firm
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Transport bosses deny claims that a £500m contract to build new trains has been awarded to a Spanish firm ahead of a British plant 30 miles away.
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How These Five Locomotives Changed the World
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There are many locomotives which have shaped the modern world we live in and were known in every household up and down the country, inspiring generations to come.
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Engineer killed at Waterloo station working on moving walkway
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A man has died while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station.
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Local factory 30 miles from buyers ‘overlooked for £500m Tyne & Wear metro deal’
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A £500 million contract to build trains for a Metro system has been won by a Spanish firm, beating a British factory 30 miles away from the buyers.
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The Lasting Legacy of Preservation’s ‘Mystery’ Man
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Peter Rampton – a man who spent a lifetime saving locomotives and reviving railways, but who remained an enigma to many.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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