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Merseyside museum to hold Transport Fair in March

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January 18, 2026
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The North West Museum of Road Transport at St.Helens, in Merseyside, is holding a Transport Fair and Class Bus Running Day on Sunday, 8th March.

Have a chat and a cuppa with East Midlands Railway and Samaritans on “Brew Monday”

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January 18, 2026
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Samaritans is again running its Brew Monday campaign this January to turn “Blue Monday” into a day for connection, conversation and community.

Wabtec secures locomotive maintenance contract from Indian Railways

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January 18, 2026
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Wabtec Corporation has signed a contract with Indian Railways for the servicing of locomotives at the Siliguri Maintenance Shed in West Bengal, India.

Alstom wins 5-year maintenance service contract in joint venture with Indian Railways

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January 18, 2026
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Rolling stock company Alstom has revealed that it has won a contract to provide maintenance for WAG-12B locomotives at Indian Railways’ Sabarmati locomotive depot.

Colas Rail UK awarded contract for further work on West Midlands Metro extension

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January 17, 2026
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Colas Rail UK has been awarded a further contract for construction work on extensions to the West Midlands Metro network.

Local school adopts new Scottish railway station

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January 17, 2026
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A local primary school and nursery class has adopted the new railway station at East Kilbride in Scotland.

Sampling latest trend people are talking about the New Metro Tunnel & walking to main transfer points

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January 17, 2026
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I stayed on the train and rode again this time toward West Footscray and on arrival I managed to snap the QN Steel train rolling by West Footscray.

Inflation-linked pay rise for Network Rail staff

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January 17, 2026
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The RMT union has secured a pay rise linked to RPI inflation for its members employed by Network Rail.

£6.5m project set to get underway at Greater Manchester railway station

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January 17, 2026
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February will see work at Hindley station to make it more accessible for everyone.

Entry to platforms at Nottingham station to be closed at weekends to boost safety

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January 16, 2026
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East Midlands Railway (EMR) is to close access to platforms from Nottingham station’s footbridge at weekends after data showed that a recent extension of restrictions led to a significant reduction in assaults and abuse towards both staff and customers. In August, EMR restricted access to platforms via the footbridge between 7pm and 6am each day, […]