Passengers were thrown from their seats and hit by falling luggage on a train being driven at 50mph above the speed limit, investigators said.
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Category: Network
Railway stations to display flowers to boost passengers’ mental health
Train passengers will be greeted by colourful flowers at major stations across Britain to boost passengers’ mental health.
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Creation of Great British Railways in Queen’s Speech
The creation of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been included in the Queen’s Speech.
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Crossrail: Delayed Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May
London’s delayed and over-budget Elizabeth line railway will finally open on Tuesday May 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
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Rail workers’ fury at suggestion they should have ‘worked harder at school’
Rail workers voting on strikes over pay were angered after a communications boss suggested they “should have probably worked harder at school”.
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Emergency workers ‘did not treat blind man amid live railway track concerns’
A blind man who died after being hit by a train lay untreated for 10 minutes because emergency services were unsure whether the tracks were still live, an inquest heard.
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Rail workers start voting on strikes over pay, jobs and conditions
More than 40,000 railway workers will start voting on Tuesday on whether to strike in disputes over jobs and pay.
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Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures
Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May.
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Great Central Railway approves plans for £1m bridge replacement
The Great Central Railway PLC’s Board have approved for work on the replacement of Bridge 326 crossing the A60 adjacent to the former Brush Works in Loughborough to begin.
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Quarter of train journeys on services run by public sector
The proportion of train journeys in Britain on services run by the public sector will hit 25% this week.
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