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Heritage Great Britain invests £1.1m in greener mountain railway
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Heritage Great Britain, which operates one of Wales’ biggest tourist destinations – Snowdon Mountain Railway – is investing £1.1m in new hybrid diesel locomotives.
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Eurostar announces new direct Amsterdam-London service
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Grant Shapps has welcomed a new direct Eurostar rail connection between the Netherlands and the UK to improve journeys for passengers and businesses.
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Train crash avoided by 75 seconds after ‘poor communications’
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A train came within 75 seconds of potentially crashing into a track maintenance machine, an investigation has found.
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Railway Children charity raise record sum in annual sleepout
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Network Rail and charity Railway Children raised over £155,000 in their second annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country this weekend.
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VIDEO: Unboxing Hornby’s Hogsmeade station model from Harry Potter
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Take a look at the Hogsmeade station buildings, part of Hornby’s Harry Potter collection, and bring your magical layouts to life.
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UK railway news round-up
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It’s been a spectacularly busy week on Britain’s railways. Our top story is Northern Rail is to be brought into government control from March 1. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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Train fares ‘not bad value for money’, says rail minister
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The rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris has been criticised for claiming fares are “not bad value for money”.
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Northern Rail franchise to be renationalised
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Rail services on routes operated by Northern Rail are to be brought under government control, the Transport Secretary has announced.
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London Liverpool Street station to help passengers with hidden disabilities
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London Liverpool Street will now offer passengers with hidden disabilities a discreet way to ask for extra help while making their journeys.
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Stadler to build new Tyne & Wear Metro trains
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Swiss manufacturer Stadler has beaten rivals CAF and Hitachi to secure a £362m contract to build a fleet of 42 new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro.
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