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Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit heritage railways
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The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit heritage railways – and travel on a steam train – on its final journey through England this summer.
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Book of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal
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This week’s Book of the Week tells the fascinating story of the UK’s ‘black diamonds’ from their origins to their role as the fuel that fired the Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of King Coal…
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Railway stations to display flowers to boost passengers’ mental health
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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
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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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General Manager vacancy at Kent and East Sussex Railway
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The Kent and East Sussex Railway is hiring for a full-time General Manager to be based at the Railway’s office at Tenterden, Kent.
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Crossrail: Delayed Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May
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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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Popular event returns to Swanage Railway for first time since 2019
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Eight heritage diesel locomotives are to feature in the railway’s eagerly awaited first Diesel Gala and Beer Festival since 2019.
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Surprise guest at SDR’s 150th celebrations
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1924 Swindon-built Prairie tank No 4555, the first locomotive to arrive on the then Dart Valley Railway in 1965, is the surprise star guest at the South Devon Railway’s 150th anniversary celebrations this weekend.
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Rail workers’ fury at suggestion they should have ‘worked harder at school’
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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’
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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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