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New Thomas The Tank Engine series launches with special episode
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The first episode of all-new animated Thomas The Tank Engine series has launched on YouTube, with actor Henry Golding narrating.
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Passengers of cancelled trains able to complete journey with another company for free from Sunday
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Rail passengers will now be able to travel with another company to finish their journey free of charge when their original train has been cancelled, the Government has announced.
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£1bn investment in new trains will ‘bring faster journeys to North,’ says PM
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A £1 billion investment into 29 new battery-electric trains will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the North”, Andy Burnham has said.
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Trains resume services after disruption from fire near London Paddington
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Train services have resumed between London Paddington and Reading after a grass fire near a train track caused “major” disruptions.
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Northern launches £2 flash sale on 4 million tickets
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Northern has released four million £2 tickets for journeys across the North of England.
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Planned strike by railway cleaners and catering workers suspended
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A planned strike on Friday by railway cleaners and catering workers has been suspended after a new pay offer was made.
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Special ‘Sunflower Train’ marks reopening of Severn Beach line after engineering work
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A special ‘Sunflower Train’ celebrated connection, creativity, and community along the Severn Beach line in Bristol on Friday morning.
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Thameslink to upgrade ‘ironing board’ seats for a more comfy commute
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Thameslink will upgrade seats likened to “ironing boards” to comfier alternatives across all of its trains, the Department of Transport (DfT) has said.
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Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
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Rail bosses have confirmed that a line closed after a train derailed in East Sussex, injuring 30 people, will reopen in September as work is under way to remove the train.
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18-year-olds encouraged to consider careers as train drivers
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The Department for Transport is encouraging eighteen-year-olds leaving school to consider a career as a train driver amid a shortage of people taking the job.
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