News

E-tickets soar as Trainline continues Covid bounceback

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Shannon Butcher

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18th March 2022

The proportion of customers choosing to buy electronic train tickets has nearly doubled in the past two years, seller Trainline said as it slowly recovers from the pandemic.
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Mother’s Day at the Mid Norfolk Railway

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Shannon Butcher

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17th March 2022

The Mid Norfolk Railway is running a static Mother’s Day event this year at Dereham station, as unfortunately, over-running engineering works mean that the planned start of passenger services has had to be delayed.
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Watercress Line is ready to reopen for an exciting season

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Robin Jones

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17th March 2022

Hampshire’s popular Watercress Line is getting back on track for an exciting season of events when it reopens this Saturday.
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Behind the scenes at the SVR

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Robin Jones

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16th March 2022

National Lottery players are being given the chance of a rare glimpse behind the scenes at its Kidderminster Carriage & Wagon Department.
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North Norfolk Railway looking forward to 2022 season

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Robin Jones

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14th March 2022

More than 143,000 visitors travelled on the line during the North Norfolk Railway’s 2021/22 financial year.
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Network Rail investing £83m over Easter to improve train services for passengers

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Shannon Butcher

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14th March 2022

Network Rail is asking passengers to check before they travel this Easter as it prepares to invest £83m on 530 projects to upgrade the railway.
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Services resume after winter works at GWSR

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Lucy Wood

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12th March 2022

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is ready to welcome visitors after the completion of significant winter engineering work.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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11th March 2022

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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£84m funding to boost train services in North West

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Shannon Butcher

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11th March 2022

An £84 million funding package to make trains in north-west England more reliable has been unveiled by the Government.
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Support The Wolsztyn Experience to care for Ukrainian Women and Children

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Shannon Butcher

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10th March 2022

The Wolsztyn Experience in Poland is looking to care for Ukrainian Women and Children who have fled war.
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