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Trackside fire leaves hundreds of rush-hour commuters stuck as 70 trains delayed
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Hundreds of commuters have been stuck on trains into London during rush hour following a trackside fire and services are still severely delayed.
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Waterloo station to host David Bowie-inspired silent disco
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The Community Brain have teamed up with local rail operator South West Railway and Community Rail for an afternoon of special events to highlight the 50th anniversary of pop legend David Bowie introducing the world to his iconic Ziggy Stardust persona.
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From the archive (1982): Westbury Signalbox “topped out”
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A NEW signalbox at Westbury, Wiltshire, which will control 144 miles of track and replace 12 lever-frame boxes was topped-out on December 9 by William Kent, Deputy General Manager of British Railways, Western Region. The ceremony, when Mr. Kent poured the last shovelful of concrete, was organised by contractors, A. Roberts (Civil Engineering) Limited, of…
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Competition launched to find new ‘home of the railways’
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A competition has been launched to find the new “home of the railways”.
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Rail firms pledge to create thousands of new apprenticeships
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Rail firms are marking National Apprenticeship Week by offering thousands of placements in jobs ranging from engineers to technicians.
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London stations get new Telent screens to improve passenger experience
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London’s Waterloo and Victoria stations have received modern Customer Information Screen (CIS) displays from Telent in a move to improve passenger experience and station safety and security.
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Shocking CCTV shows sparks flying as woman drunkenly drives on to rail line
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Shocking footage shows a woman dicing with death as she drunkenly drives her car on to a railway line, causing a massive plume of sparks as she hits the live rail.
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The Rocket Fleet
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How much further can a locomotive go in terms of acquiring ‘legendary’ status than having a succession of full-size replicas built?
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Rail industry responds to Levelling Up White Paper
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper.
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