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HS2 ramps up work on UK’s longest railway bridge
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Work on the UK’s longest railway bridge ramped up this week as HS2 began producing 1,000 enormous concrete segments.
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Trackside fire leaves hundreds of rush-hour commuters stuck as 70 trains delayed
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Hundreds of commuters have been stuck on trains into London during rush hour following a trackside fire and services are still severely delayed.
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Waterloo station to host David Bowie-inspired silent disco
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The Community Brain have teamed up with local rail operator South West Railway and Community Rail for an afternoon of special events to highlight the 50th anniversary of pop legend David Bowie introducing the world to his iconic Ziggy Stardust persona.
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Competition launched to find new ‘home of the railways’
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A competition has been launched to find the new “home of the railways”.
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Rail firms pledge to create thousands of new apprenticeships
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Rail firms are marking National Apprenticeship Week by offering thousands of placements in jobs ranging from engineers to technicians.
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London stations get new Telent screens to improve passenger experience
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London’s Waterloo and Victoria stations have received modern Customer Information Screen (CIS) displays from Telent in a move to improve passenger experience and station safety and security.
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Shocking CCTV shows sparks flying as woman drunkenly drives on to rail line
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Shocking footage shows a woman dicing with death as she drunkenly drives her car on to a railway line, causing a massive plume of sparks as she hits the live rail.
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Rail industry responds to Levelling Up White Paper
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper.
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RIA responds to Transport for London budget update
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The Railway industry Association (RIA) has responded to a budget update published by Transport for London (TfL). The budget says there will be a £1.4 billion funding gap in the next financial year, and confirms several projects have been paused or cancelled, including the Piccadilly line signalling upgrade and Jubilee line optimisation. The RIA says…
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