Industrial

Six towns and cities shortlisted to be home of Great British Railways

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Sam Hewitt

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8th July 2022

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York are all in the running.
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Emergency workers ‘did not treat blind man amid live railway track concerns’

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Shannon Butcher

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27th April 2022

A blind man who died after being hit by a train lay untreated for 10 minutes because emergency services were unsure whether the tracks were still live, an inquest heard.
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Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

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Shannon Butcher

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19th April 2022

Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May.
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Union hails support for strikes by railway workers and cleaners

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Shannon Butcher

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11th April 2022

Strikes by railway workers and cleaners in two separate disputes over pay were said to be “solidly supported” on Sunday.
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Great Central Railway approves plans for £1m bridge replacement

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Sam Hewitt

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7th April 2022

The Great Central Railway PLC’s Board have approved for work on the replacement of Bridge 326 crossing the A60 adjacent to the former Brush Works in Loughborough to begin.
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Fresh rail strike to cause disruption to services

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Shannon Butcher

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1st April 2022

A rail operator is warning of a “significant reduction” in services on Sunday because of a fresh strike by conductors in a long-running dispute over pay.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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25th March 2022

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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National Railway Museum’s receives £2.5m in largest single donation

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Sam Hewitt

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21st March 2022

The National Railway Museum in York has received £2.5m from The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation to fund a new interactive gallery for families called Wonderlab.
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Gatwick Express returns for spring to support airport recovery

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Shannon Butcher

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18th March 2022

Gatwick Express will resume a non-stop service from Sunday 3 April to support the recovery of Gatwick Airport and the South East economy.
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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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