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Rail Gourmet’s TransPennine Express staff win 10% pay rise

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March 6, 2025
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Rail Gourmet workers at TransPennine Express have accepted a 10% pay rise. 76% of voters voted in favour of the deal, which includes a 10%…

New Wonderlab and locomotive at world’s oldest surviving passenger station part of new plan

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March 6, 2025
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The Science and Industry Museum has announced plans for new galleries and improvements to its site. A new Wonderlab gallery is being planned to inspire…

First Class 170 returns to service as part of multi-million-pound refurbishment

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March 6, 2025
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The first unit to be completed during a multi-million pound refurbishment of CrossCountry’s Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ fleet has returned to service.

West Yorkshire train services to be disrupted this March

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March 5, 2025
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Wwork on the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade will disrupt train services between Leeds and Church Fenton on weekends in March.

Worcestershire railway station declared carbon neutral

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March 5, 2025
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Just five years after it opened, Worcestershire Parkway railway station has become carbon neutral.

London to Scotland trains set to be axed on 9 weekends including Easter and May Bank Holiday

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March 5, 2025
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Engineering works will mean that trains from London to Scotland will be revised on the West Coast Main Line.

Romanian rail freight sees business collapse in January’s data

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March 5, 2025
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Rail freight in Romania is going through a crisis. Data from national rail operator CFR shows a 30 per cent private business decline in terms…

DB wins Northern Class 333 upgrade work contract

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March 5, 2025
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DB ESG has announced that they have won the contract for the turnkey materials supply and installation of the upgrades to the Passenger Information Screens and Energy Metering on Northern Class 333s.

New Shinkansen train for Japan designed in UK

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March 5, 2025
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UK Consultancy Tangerine has designed a new high-speed Shinkansen train for the East Japan Railway Company.

Renovation of key rail bridge in Edinburgh to cause disruptions throughout March

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March 5, 2025
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Five major roads, a shopping centre and a railway running over the top of them on two bridges. Now, one of those bridges needs to…