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Special train to travel into Doncaster works

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January 21, 2026
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On Saturday, 18th April, UK Railtours is running a special train, The Plant’, from London King’s Cross to Leeds in aid of the Railway Children charity.

3 MILLION train tickets made available for just £2

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September 30, 2025
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Northern is once again having its Flash Sale, with 3 million tickets available for just £2. Tickets are on sale now and will run until…

Train operators to run West Yorkshire trial for blind passengers using ticket gates

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June 30, 2025
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The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is working with Network Rail and publicly-owned train operators that serve the county on a trial of measures to improve the travel experience for blind residents.

West Yorkshire trains to be disrupted this Christmas

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December 19, 2024
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Over the Christmas period, train services in West Yorkshire will be disrupted because of work in connection with the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

Yorkshire trains cancelled as Northern Powergrid make repairs

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October 7, 2024
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The line between Wakefield and Doncaster is currently closed as the electricity supply has been turned off. Northern Powergrid is currently attending to a site…

Locomotive naming celebrates fifty years of North Yorkshire power station

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August 23, 2024
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On Sunday (18 August), DB Cargo UK unveiled the ‘Yorkshire Rose’ to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the controversial Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire.

Special trains to celebrate 50 years of Yorkshire Power Station

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July 9, 2024
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To celebrate 50 years since Drax power station opened the Branch Line Society is to run three special charter trains around the Drax power station site.

Special trains to celebrate 50 years of Yorkshire Power Station

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July 9, 2024
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To celebrate 50 years since Drax power station opened the Branch Line Society is to run three special charter trains around the Drax power station site.

CrossCountry announces more trains and major refurbishment programme

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March 26, 2024
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CrossCountry Trains has announced that it is adding extra trains to its fleet, and that all its existing trains are to undergo a major refurbishment.

London North Eastern Railway to introduce more Sign Language displays

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March 19, 2024
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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is to fully integrate British Sign Language (BSL) on digital departure screens at more of its stations.