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Great Eastern Main Line works to commence this month
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Vital upgrade works are set to take place on the Great Eastern Main Line this month.
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Test trains complete journeys on Northern Line Extension
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The Northern Line Extension passed a major milestone at Christmas after test passenger trains successfully completed the journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.
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Christmas warning as East Coast Main Line’s £1.2billion upgrade continues
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Network Rail, Great Northern and Thameslink are reminding passengers who need to travel over the Christmas period to check their journeys to avoid disappointment, as major work takes place on the £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade
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Stonehaven derailment survivors seeking legal action
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Survivors of the Stonehaven train derailment are seeking legal action after the incident, which claimed three lives.
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Hancock brands those who packed trains out of London ‘irresponsible’
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Passengers who crowded on to trains to escape the tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in London have been branded “totally irresponsible” by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
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Rail passengers to have cancelled Christmas bookings refunded
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Passengers who have cancelled their Christmas travel plans will have their train and coach bookings refunded, the Government has announced.
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Dewley Hill refusals turns heritage railways to imported coal
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Newcastle City Council has refused planning permission for a new surface coal mine at Dewley Hill.
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Refund tickets for those who cancel Christmas plans, Grant Shapps told
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been urged to guarantee that anyone who has to cancel their travel plans because of the change in Government advice for Christmas gets a refund.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week came the announcement that rail fares will once again rise in March 2021, the first rise above inflation for the first time since 2013.
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GWR cancels Christmas rail services after COVID-19 outbreak among crew
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A train operator has announced it will cancel “a small number” of services over Christmas due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
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