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  • UK railway news roundup

    UK railway news roundup

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    This week we’re congratulating Captain Tom Moore on his astonishing achievement of hitting the £30 million mark in his NHS fundraiser on his 100th birthday!

  • GB Railfreight thanks Captain Tom with locomotive naming

    GB Railfreight thanks Captain Tom with locomotive naming

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    GB Railfreight has thanked Captain Tom Moore for his fundraising efforts for the NHS with a birthday surprise – a freight locomotive named in his honour.

  • Trespassing warning after 57 incidents recorded in Yorkshire during lockdown

    Trespassing warning after 57 incidents recorded in Yorkshire during lockdown

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    Network Rail is warning people about the dangers of trespassing on the railway, as 57 incidents have been recorded in Yorkshire alone since the Government announced lockdown measures.

  • Train named to honour NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore

    Train named to honour NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore

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    Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who raised more than £29 million for NHS Charities Together to mark his 100th birthday, has had a Great Western Railway Intercity train named in his honour.

  • Design GWR train livery to support NHS & key workers

    Design GWR train livery to support NHS & key workers

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    Great Western Railway is asking members of the public to design their own special train livery showing support for the NHS and other key workers.

  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway to host auction in crisis appeal

    North Yorkshire Moors Railway to host auction in crisis appeal

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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), the setting for Channel 5’s hit programme, The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard, is giving people the chance to win experiences through an auction.

  • Coronavirus: Transport for London furloughs 7,000 workers

    Coronavirus: Transport for London furloughs 7,000 workers

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    Transport for London is to furlough 7,000 staff from today amid “massive financial challenges” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • UK railway news roundup

    UK railway news roundup

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    Despite the costs and the unprecedented coronavirus crisis effecting the UK railway network, HS2 is beginning its search for contractors and suppliers – one week after companies were given the green light to enter the construction phase.

  • Pete Waterman urges public to support East Lancashire Railway

    Pete Waterman urges public to support East Lancashire Railway

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    The president of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society, Peter Waterman is urgently appealing for the public to donate to the East Lancashire Railway Support Fund.

  • HS2 begin search for lift and escalator suppliers

    HS2 begin search for lift and escalator suppliers

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    The search for contractors to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations has begun.


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