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Government changes law to help plug staffing gaps caused by strikes
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Businesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced.
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Rail travel between Scotland and England disrupted following record heat
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Rail services between Scotland and England faced disruption on Wednesday following Tuesday’s record breaking temperatures.
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Grade II listed station master’s house goes on sale near Doncaster
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Take a look at this Grade II listed former station master’s house in Beckingham, near Doncaster.
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Latest rail strike will halt all services in some areas, passengers warned
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Some parts of the country will have no train services during the next strike by thousands of rail workers, passengers are being warned.
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended
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All trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes have been suspended as emergency services deal with a lineside fire.
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The rail network cannot cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C, admits Shapps
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The hottest railway track reached a scorching 62C on Monday, as the Transport Secretary admitted it will take decades to upgrade existing lines to be more resilient.
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LNER advise customers ‘do not travel’
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On Tuesday, July 19, LNER have warned customers not to travel on routes south of York and Leeds, following severe disruption on Monday, July 18.
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Investment boost for train upgrades in the North
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Investment for upgrading train services running across the north of England will be more than trebled, the Government has announced. On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will announce an investment worth up to £11.5 billion for the Transpennine Route Upgrades (TRU), which had been a £2.9 billion project on services between Manchester and York, via…
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Network Rail warns of travel disruption across the country due to the heatwave
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Jake Kelly, spokesman for Network Rail, has warned of travel disruption across the country.
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WHR 100 test train success
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Preparations for the joint WHR 100:SOUTH SNOWDON event have included running a train of Welsh Highland Heritage Railway stock to Beddgelert.
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