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East Midlands Railway’s new Intercity fleet named Aurora
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East Midlands Railway’s new Intercity fleet will be known as Aurora after the name was chosen from more than 2,000 competition entries.
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Duchess of Cornwall thanks station staff for keeping passengers safe
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Station workers at London Paddington were thanked by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall for their extraordinary commitment in keeping passengers safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cumbria passengers to get multi-million-pound track upgrades
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Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys next month when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station.
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Chris Austin steps down as chairman of West Somerset Railway
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The Chairman of the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust, Chris Austin, has announced that he is stepping down as chairman and as a trustee with immediate effect.
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Grant Shapps says he would have built HS2 from north to south
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HS2 would be built from north to south if Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was in charge of developing plans a decade ago, he has claimed.
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Fees for rearranging advance rail journeys disrupted by Covid-19 to be scrapped
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Additional charges for rearranging advance railway journeys disrupted by COVID-19 regulations will be scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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Train operator doubles female driver applicants in a year
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The number of women applying to be train drivers at the UK’s biggest rail operator has doubled thanks to recruitment and marketing campaigns.
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Hatfield rail crash remembered 20 years on
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Survivors of the Hatfield rail crash will join those bereaved by the tragedy to mark its 20th anniversary.
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UK railway news round-up
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This week, it has been revealed the cost of HS2 could rise by an extra £800 million due to “more significant challenges than anticipated.”
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CrossCountry handed new three-year deal to run train services
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The Government has awarded a new contract to Arriva CrossCountry to continue running train services until October 2023.
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