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  • HS2: 914 tonne modular bridge moved into place in 45 minutes

    HS2: 914 tonne modular bridge moved into place in 45 minutes

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    HS2’s new Interchange Station at the heart of the new high-speed network has reached another milestone.

  • Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles

    Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles

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    Dave Richardson recalls more than 40 years of connecting railways with beer festivals and brewery visits, organised by former Salisbury area BR manager Gerald Daniels. REAL ale and rail travel somehow go together, especially with heritage railways, which often hold beer festivals at stations or on board trains. Both interests appeal to people who love…

  • Crossrail delayed until 2022 and needs extra £450m

    Crossrail delayed until 2022 and needs extra £450m

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    London’s Crossrail project has been delayed until the first half of 2022, and may need £450m extra to complete, its board has said.

  • £40m Stevenage station platform opens for services

    £40m Stevenage station platform opens for services

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    Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced the opening of a new £40 million platform and track at Stevenage station.

  • Innovative rail projects win share of £9.4m government funding

    Innovative rail projects win share of £9.4m government funding

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    25 projects will share £9.4m of government funding in the 2020 First of a Kind competition, which encourages innovation in the rail industry.

  • Seaton Tramway announces 24 hour Tramathon Live

    Seaton Tramway announces 24 hour Tramathon Live

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    Seaton Tramway has announced its TRAMATHON fundraising appeal, which will see a week of live videos streamed online to help raise money to secure the future of the Tramway.

  • Coronavirus: 40 London Underground stations to close

    Coronavirus: 40 London Underground stations to close

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    Up to 40 stations on the London Underground network are to close as the capital attempts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus outbreak. Transport for London (TfL) announced there would be a partial shutdown of the network from this morning, and night Tube and bus services will be significantly reduced. Buses in the capital…

  • 14 interesting facts about the Tyne and Wear Metro

    14 interesting facts about the Tyne and Wear Metro

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    The North-East has plenty to offer visitors, although that may not include extensive railway activity. However, it is home to one of the few rapid transit systems in the UK, the Tyne and Wear Metro.

  • Issue 264 of Heritage Railway out now!

    Issue 264 of Heritage Railway out now!

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    We bring you all the action from the annual Heritage Railway Association awards evening, the sector’s equivalent of the Oscars! Issue 264 of Heritage Railway magazine is back for another issue of brighter steam news.

  • Scrap dealers targeted as railway metal thefts cost taxpayers £1.4m

    Scrap dealers targeted as railway metal thefts cost taxpayers £1.4m

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    Scrap yards in Greater Manchester are being visited by Network Rail and the British Transport Police to ensure dealers are not trading stolen metal.


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