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£20m funding for new railway stations across the country
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A new £20 million fund to build new railway stations and restore some that were previously closed has been announced by the Department for Transport.
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UK railway news round-up
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In this week’s railway news there have been reports on Cyber-flashing, Tube strikes, new HS2 images for Old Oak Common station and a derailment that ended in tragedy.
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UK railway news round-up
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It’s been a busy week for railway news. HS2 has been confirmed, Storm Ciara has been and gone, Storm Dennis is just around the corner and Transpennine Express is setting a new improvement target. Here’s this week’s round-up:
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Storm Ciara travel disruptions set to continue
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Parts of the UK continue to brace for blizzards and up to 20cm of snow in the wake of Storm Ciara, with travel disruption set to continue.
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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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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”.
