This week we hear how vandals have damaged train coaches at Mid-Norfolk Railway, plus we take a look at one Network Rail team donating PPE to support NHS workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Network Rail workers in North East donate PPE to support NHS
Network Rail workers in the North East are supporting the NHS by donating spare PPE to staff at Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland.
Read moreDownload driver’s eye view of Liverpool & Manchester line for free
Video 125 is releasing a film showing the very first Intercity railway in the world, filmed before the overhead wires went up.
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This week we’re congratulating Captain Tom Moore on his astonishing achievement of hitting the £30 million mark in his NHS fundraiser on his 100th birthday!
Read moreTrain named to honour NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore
Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who raised more than £29 million for NHS Charities Together to mark his 100th birthday, has had a Great Western Railway Intercity train named in his honour.
Read moreDesign GWR train livery to support NHS & key workers
Great Western Railway is asking members of the public to design their own special train livery showing support for the NHS and other key workers.
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Despite the costs and the unprecedented coronavirus crisis effecting the UK railway network, HS2 is beginning its search for contractors and suppliers – one week after companies were given the green light to enter the construction phase.
Read morePete Waterman urges public to support East Lancashire Railway
The president of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society, Peter Waterman is urgently appealing for the public to donate to the East Lancashire Railway Support Fund.
Read moreHS2 begin search for lift and escalator suppliers
The search for contractors to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations has begun.
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Heritage railways are at risk of closure, plus HS2 is back in the headlines as the high speed rail project is given the go-ahead to enter its construction phase.
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