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Virgin Trains to launch cross-Channel services, ending Eurostar monopoly
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Virgin Trains will launch international services through the Channel Tunnel after its application to share Eurostar’s east London depot was approved.
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Ravensthorpe station to close as new station built
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Ravensthorpe station will be closed from December until 2028 as a new station is built nearby.
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New name for train commemorates town’s role in historic railway first
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A train running on one of the world’s shortest branch lines has been named to commemorate a Black Country town’s role in building the first locomotive to run in America.
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Construction on HS2’s Euston tunnel will start ‘fairly soon’, says rail minister
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Construction on the HS2 tunnel from Old Oak Common station to Euston station will start “fairly soon”, the rail minister has said.
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Swan on tracks causes rush-hour train disruption
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A swan on the tracks of Scotland’s busiest railway station caused major delays and even cancellations to rush-hour rail services.
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Time-lapse footage shows construction of huge railway bridge
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The steel structure of a new £60m railway bridge over the M6 has been completed.
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Rail line to reopen for passengers after more than 60 years
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The reopening will connect Cowley and Littlemore with the rail network for the first time since 1963.
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Eurostar announces plans for double-decker trains on UK railways
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Eurostar plans to introduce the UK’s first major fleet of two-storey trains.
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Train chef celebrates 50 years of working on the railway
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Colleagues threw a surprise party to celebrate a train chef’s 50th year working on the railway – and he has no plans to stop yet!
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Railways’ first national clock design in 51 years unveiled
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The last national clock design for Britain’s railways was created in 1974. Since privatisation in 1996, the network has displayed clocks with many different designs.
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