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  • Minister tells RMT to get ‘off the picket line’ and ‘hammer out a deal’

    Minister tells RMT to get ‘off the picket line’ and ‘hammer out a deal’

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    The Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get “off the picket line and round the negotiating table” as passengers face fresh disruption from strikes, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said.

  • West Coast Mainline part-closed due to flood damage

    West Coast Mainline part-closed due to flood damage

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    Flooding has damaged part of the West Coast Mainline – meaning no trains will run between Carlisle and Glasgow until January 6, Network Rail said.

  • Switzerland – The Nirvana of Train Travel!

    Switzerland – The Nirvana of Train Travel!

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    Ffestiniog Travel’s very first escorted rail tour was to Switzerland in 1974 – almost 50 years and hundreds of rail tours later it remains the most popular destination among its travellers.

  • Holiday with Inside Track in 2023

    Holiday with Inside Track in 2023

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    Inside Track is a small independent tour operator that has been creating innovative, fun filled, holidays for over 30 years.

  • See the world by rail in 2023 with The Railway Touring Company

    See the world by rail in 2023 with The Railway Touring Company

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    For 2023, its 26th year, The Railway Touring Company are offering over 50 rail based holidays within their programme.

  • Heavy rain and flooding cause rail disruptions in Scotland

    Heavy rain and flooding cause rail disruptions in Scotland

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    Rail services have been affected as heavy rain has led to flooding in some parts of Scotland.

  • Railway cleaners announce first national strike

    Railway cleaners announce first national strike

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    Railway cleaners are to launch their first national strike in disputes over issues including pay and working conditions.

  • Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog

    Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog

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    The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.

  • Rail fares to rise by 5.9%

    Rail fares to rise by 5.9%

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    Rail fares in England will rise by nearly 6% in March, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.

  • Strike timeline from now until February

    Strike timeline from now until February

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    While many planned strikes have now been called off, others have been announced. Updated: 22 December 2022 Thousands of ambulance workers across England and Wales have walked out, just a day after an unprecedented nursing strike. Meanwhile, nurses in Scotland overwhelmingly rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish Government on Wednesday, with the Royal…


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