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Significant progress made in recovery after train derailment in Grange-over-Sands.

April 19, 2024
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Network Rail engineers have successfully repaired the embankment as part of a complex operation to recover the railway after a train derailed in Grange-over-Sands on […]

Vital bridge replacement means no trains on Liverpool Street – Chingford line for 16 consecutive days this summer

April 19, 2024
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Trains will not be able to run for 16 straight days while Network Rail delivers a critical stage of a bridge replacement project between Saturday […]

Vital upgrades to the railway in Lincolnshire and Humberside to result in changes to train services in April

April 19, 2024
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Network Rail teams will be working overnight across a weekend in April to carry out essential engineering work to the railway in Lincolnshire and Humberside.

Community invited to drop-in events ahead of Levenmouth rail link opening

April 19, 2024
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Network Rail is inviting people to attend three community drop-in events ahead of the opening of the Levenmouth rail link.

Peer calls for toilets on new Elizabeth line trains after passengers held up ‘for 10 hours’

April 19, 2024
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A Labour peer has called for toilets on Elizabeth line trains after an incident in December when passengers were held for hours without access to […]

7 gift ideas for your train-mad dad this Fathers’ Day

April 19, 2024
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Here are a few different places you can find the perfect Fathers’ Day gift for your train-loving dad, from model railway products to fascinating reads. […]

British manufacturer delivers first battery shunter to Freightliner

Simon Walton
April 18, 2024
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Freightliner in the UK has taken delivery of a brand new shunting and switching locomotive with a difference. It is entirely battery-powered. The designated Class 18 locomotive has been built by the British manufacturer Clayton, which has a long history of involvement in the UK railway industry. The locomotive has been financed by rolling stock…

Work progressing well on Glasgow viaduct refurbishment

April 18, 2024
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The first phase of a £2.5m investment to improve three railway bridges in Glasgow’s West End is complete.

Scotland’s Railway gets climate ready

April 18, 2024
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Scotland’s Railway has today (Wednesday, April 17) published its Climate Ready Plan which sets out how the nation’s railways will respond to the challenges of […]

Local musicians given new platform to showcase talents as busking launched at Leeds railway station

April 18, 2024
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Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences as Network Rail launches a busking spot at the city’s […]