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Merseyside group launch £12,000 appeal to finish only surviving Warrington tram
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The society hopes the G F Milnes-built double-deck car will be finished by the autumn of 2020.
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Steam lines face double threat in crackdown on coal-burning
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Britain’s heritage railways are fighting for their future in the face of a Government crackdown on carbon emissions.
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Great Central secures overhaul agreement for Oliver Cromwell
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Oliver Cromwell, the National Railway Museum’s BR ‘Britannia’ Pacific, is on course for a return to steam after the museum agreed a two-year overhaul loan agreement with the Great Central Railway at Loughborough.
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UK railway news round-up
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We start this week’s railway round-up with some good news as Whaley Bridge residents return as lines reopen too. Read how Britain’s train companies announced that they were pulling out of Interrail, only to reverse the decision a day later.
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Planned protests over higher rail fares
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is planning a series of protests on the day higher rail fares are set to be announced.
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UK train operators to pull out of Interrail
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Britain’s train companies will no longer be part of the Interrail and Eurail schemes which allow tourists to travel across Europe with a single pass. Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said its members will stop participating in the programmes because it believes the separate BritRail pass is “the best option” for visitors to…
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August issue on sale now!
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Britain’s best-selling rail title is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present.
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Whaley Bridge: Rail line reopens as residents return home
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The Hope Valley rail line to Manchester has reopened today, several days after it closed amid fears a dam in Whaley Bridge could collapse.
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Bid to run Southeastern rail route scrapped
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The bid to run Southeastern rail route has been scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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Class 442s return after door issues problems
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Class 442 units returned to the South Western Main Line on June 10, the door issues apparently resolved. Set Nos. 442410 and 442420 are seen at London Waterloo after their inaugural service, the 06.28 from Southampton Airport Parkway. The RM will be taking a closer look at the upgrade South Western Railway has given the sets…
