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Exciting new releases from Transport Treasury Publishing
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Available to preorder is a new addition to our Turntable imprint following one man’s story of time spent ‘on the inside’ at St Philip’s Marsh HST depot, Bristol from 1979 through to 2001. Another Turntable release takes a sideways look at railway history, examining the origins of names of over 40 railway locations in a…
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£445m investment in Welsh railways to come over 10 years
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Welsh rail projects will receive £445m in additional funding – but cash will come over 10 years, the Chancellor has announced.
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Six artists celebrate railway history with murals along new heritage trail
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Nine new works of art will appear along a trail of historic locations to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR).
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Eurostar plans direct trains from London to Germany and Switzerland
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Eurostar has unveiled plans to launch direct services connecting the UK with Germany and Switzerland.
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Capacity for Channel Tunnel train services to be increased, says regulator
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Spare capacity at Eurostar’s Temple Mills maintenance depot will be allocated to either a new operator or Eurostar itself, meaning more choice for passengers, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has said.
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Rail firms taking ‘disproportionate action’ against passengers over ticket rules
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Actions by train operators against passengers who do not hold a valid ticket are “disproportionate”, according to an inquiry which criticised Britain’s “complex” fares system.
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Major railway line closed due to fallen tree
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A major railway line for cross-border services between Glasgow and Carlisle is closed because of a fallen tree.
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Celebrating 200 years of railways through one family’s story
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To coincide with the 200th anniversary of public railways in 2025, author and railwayman Paul Stanford presents From Chocolate to Cider, a captivating new book documenting 186 years of railway service through five generations of the Stanford family.
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New London-Stirling service expected to launch mid-2026
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New rail services between London and central Scotland are expected to begin in mid-2026 following an agreement for the use of five trains.
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First platform for HS2 revealed at Old Oak Common
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HS2 has revealed the first platform section on the high-speed railway.
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