Passengers on some of the busiest rail routes in the country suffered travel disruption on Friday because of multiple track circuit failures.
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UK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Rail pass for ‘staycationers’ designed to boost tourism to Scotland
A new rail pass for domestic holidaymakers will be launched later this year to boost the recovery of domestic tourism, the Government has announced.
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Churnet Valley Railway season opener delayed until July
Churnet Valley Railway (CVR) has announced it will reopen steam and diesel trips in July following delays in getting materials delivered for maintenance.
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West Somerset Railway launch emergency SOS funding appeal
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) has launched an emergency funding appeal, after the railway had two formal appeals turned down following the rejection of its second round bid for the Culture Recovery Fund.
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Waterloo & City line reopens weeks ahead of schedule
The Waterloo & City line on the London Underground has reopened this week for the first time in over a year.
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Extra £5 million investment to improve Arun Valley Line
Network Rail has announced an extra £5m investment into the Arun Valley line to improve stations, track and signalling across the route.
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COP26: Network Rail and Porterbrook to showcase sustainable trains of the future
Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
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Caledonian Sleeper cancels all services during workers’ 11-day strike action
Caledonian Sleeper has announced it will cancel all services as workers go on strike for 11 days later this month over a pay dispute.
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Network Rail appeal as girl caught on CCTV lying on railway tracks
Shocking footage showing a girl lying in the middle of a railway line where trains hurtle past at 85mph has been released as Network Rail appealed to children to keep away from the tracks.
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