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Could you be signaller? Network Rail needs you
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Network Rail is appealing to people in Yorkshire and the North East to join them as railway signallers.
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Protestors demand government keep Northern Rail under public control
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Rail passenger groups and union leaders are staging protests today, calling for the Government to keep Northern Rail under public control.
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Passengers evacuated as smoke billows over major railway station in Paris
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Police evacuated a major railway station in Paris after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles.
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UK railway news round-up
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New Government funding has been announced for disabled passengers and for new stations, but is it enough? Plus, severe floods bring closures near the Welsh border. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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£20m funding for new railway stations across the country
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A new £20 million fund to build new railway stations and restore some that were previously closed has been announced by the Department for Transport.
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New £20 million funding for disabled access improvements
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Disabled passengers across the UK are set to benefit from a £20m fund to improve accessibility at railway stations, the Transport Secretary has announced.
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Underwater inspections before flooded Shrewsbury lines can reopen
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More heavy rain overnight means the River Severn has now breached emergency defences.
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Rail lines forced to shut in Shrewsbury amid severe flooding
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Severe flooding is forcing rail lines to close amid rising river levels in Shropshire.
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CrossCountry add more carriages to ease overcrowding
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Extra seats will be added to some of Britain’s most overcrowded train services, the Rail Minister has announced. Chris Heaton-Harris said £2.5 million of Government funding will pay for CrossCountry to operate trains with more carriages. Services running from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff will get more than 5,000 additional seats per week from May. 15,000…
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UK railway news round-up
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In this week’s railway news there have been reports on Cyber-flashing, Tube strikes, new HS2 images for Old Oak Common station and a derailment that ended in tragedy.
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