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Widespread train cancellations as pandemic causes staff shortages

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Shannon Butcher

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21st December 2021

Rail operators have blamed coronavirus-related staff shortages for widespread cancellations during the Christmas getaway.
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Passengers reminded to plan ahead as majority of railway open for business as usual this Christmas

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Shannon Butcher

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20th December 2021

Passengers are being reminded that the vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open for business as usual over Christmas.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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17th December 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Train passengers face largest fares rise in nine years

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Shannon Butcher

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17th December 2021

Train passengers will be hit with the largest fares rise in nearly a decade next year.
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Transport Secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% rail fare rise

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Shannon Butcher

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16th December 2021

The Transport Secretary did not rule out increasing rail fares by 3.8% when challenged by Labour in the Commons.
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Severn Valley Railway loco to be renamed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

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Sam Hewitt

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15th December 2021

The Severn Valley Railway has launched a competition to find a new name for one of its heritage steam locomotives, in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.
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Fantastic Christmas subscriptions on all your favourite railway titles at Classic Magazines!

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Shannon Butcher

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13th December 2021

Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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10th December 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Swanage Railway launch £25k appeal to restore Victorian T3 class locomotive tender

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Sam Hewitt

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8th December 2021

A £25,000 appeal has been launched to help fund the restoration of the tender belonging to a unique Victorian T3 class locomotive to assist its return to steam.
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Unique Windrush photographs to join National Railway Museum collection

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Sam Hewitt

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8th December 2021

A collection of unique images showing the final Windrush migrants arriving at Waterloo station are to join the National Railway Museum’s permanent collection.
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