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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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Scotland’s Railway offers a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine

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Shannon Butcher

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23rd March 2022

Scotland’s Railway is playing its part to support refugees arriving in Scotland from war-torn Ukraine.
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SVR is latest line to cancel wartime events

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Robin Jones

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21st March 2022

The Severn Valley Railway has cancelled its two 1940s-themed weekends later this year in the light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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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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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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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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£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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Cambrian Railways set to reopen after being abandoned for half a century

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2022

A disused North Shropshire railway line, abandoned and unloved for 50 years, has been restored by enthusiasts and will reopen to passengers once again from April 2, 2022.
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Tube disruption continues after strike

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Shannon Butcher

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2nd March 2022

London Underground services continued to be disrupted on Wednesday after a strike by thousands of workers crippled the Tube on Tuesday.
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Train passengers braced for largest spike in fares since 2013

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Shannon Butcher

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28th February 2022

Train passengers in England and Wales will be hit with the largest fare rises in nearly a decade from Tuesday.
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