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HS2 signs £2 billion deal to build UK’s fastest trains
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HS2 has signed a £2 billion contract with manufacturers Hitachi and Alstom to build the fastest trains ever produced in the UK.
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Swanage Railway launch £25k appeal to restore Victorian T3 class locomotive tender
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A £25,000 appeal has been launched to help fund the restoration of the tender belonging to a unique Victorian T3 class locomotive to assist its return to steam.
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London Underground faces strike threat amid job cuts plan
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London Underground is facing the threat of strikes after revealing plans to cut between 500 and 500 jobs.
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Avanti West Coast updates website to aid disabled passengers
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Avanti West Coast has modified its website to help disabled passengers.
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Storm Barra means service alterations for some passengers
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Storm Barra is forecast to bring snow and winds of up to 70mph to parts of the country from late Tuesday afternoon and will affect some services in the south west and north east of Scotland.
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Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained
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Author Brian Lamber writes: “My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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RIA survey reveals increasing confidence in rail as innovative sector
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published the results of a new survey which finds there is increasing confidence amongst rail professionals that the industry is innovative.
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Rail workers to be balloted for strikes over pay, jobs and pensions
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Rail workers are to be balloted for strikes over funding for transport in London amid warnings that services will “grind to a halt” without long-term financial planning.
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Protest planned over funding for transport in London
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Rail unions and politicians are staging a demonstration this week to warn that public transport in London will “grind to a halt” without long-term financial planning.
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