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Plans for a mass closure of railway station ticket offices in England have been announced.
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From The Railway Magazine, December 2005: At Nationalisation, the GWR feared it would lose its unique character, but as it turned out, those worries weren’t to be realised for more than a decade and the 1950s and early ‘60s thus proved to be the era of the ‘Great Western Region’!
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Trespassing on Britain’s railways remains above pre-pandemic levels, figures show.
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Railway fans have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal to see a Victorian steam locomotive hauling passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years.
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Future Government-backed infrastructure projects must pass a sniff test with businesses to prevent another “financial catastrophe” like HS2, ministers have heard.
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Two charities have received cheques from Govia Thameslink Railway for over £12,500 each, raised as part of an event marking the retirement of the Southern fleet of Class 313 trains.
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The Severn Valley Railway will reintroduce overnight services as part of its Autumn Steam Gala this September.
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The bold move to replace an important part of the Festiniog Railway’s history by building a single Fairlie locomotive is well on course, backed by an enthusiastic influx of funds. From The Railway Magazine, February 1990.
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Police have put in place multiple road closures in Nottingham as officers deal with an ongoing serious incident.
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One of Britain’s most important railway lines has reopened after being closed for 10 weeks due to an unsafe viaduct.
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