Train reliability in and around Manchester will “significantly improve” from May 2022, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Anger over funding cuts for northern transport schemes
Funding cuts to key transport initiatives in the North threaten the Government’s levelling up agenda, leaders in the region have claimed.
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Network Rail slams ‘staggeringly stupid’ TikTok of live railway photoshoot
A TikTok stunt featuring a car parked on a level crossing has been slammed as reckless and “staggeringly stupid” by Network Rail.
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WIN Three copies of The Steam Engines of World War II In Europe!
Our colleagues over at Mortons Books have given us three copies of their brand new book, The Steam Engines of World War II In Europe (worth £40 each), and they must be won by Railway Magazine readers!
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UK railway news roundup
Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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Rail bosses vow to consult disabled passengers after ‘distress’
Rail chiefs have promised to consult disabled passengers and groups in future after they failed to do so during refurbishment work at Manchester Victoria station.
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Rail passengers urged to check journey times as timetables are cut
People who need to travel by train during lockdown are being urged to check journey planners as timetables are slashed.
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway crisis appeal secures future
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced the success of its Crisis Appeal, set up to support the charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Artwork installed in York to help tackle graffiti near railway
Network Rail has joined forces with the community in Copmanthorpe to install a mural to help tackle graffiti on a bridge in the village.
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GWSR faces survival challenge after 77% fall in passengers
A heritage railway has warned it must raise cash to survive after suffering a 77% drop in passenger numbers in 2020.
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