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The findings of the investigation into the Stonehaven train crash are “damning” and must be “a watershed moment for rail safety”, according to train drivers’ union Aslef.
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the fatal derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020.
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LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has been confirmed as the third guest locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala between April 21-24.
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HS2’s Euston station will feature a bold roof coloured “bronze or gold” under new plans for the high-speed railway’s London terminus.
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Rail workers will stage protests outside railway stations on Wednesday to warn about the impact of job cuts on services and safety.
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has set out five ‘tests’ to ensure the establishment of Great British Railways, the new railway structure, will be a success.
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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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RUSSIAN state media reported in November the military had successfully test-fired its new Barguzin RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile system, which will be housed on launcher trains.
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The United States is renowned as a world leader in technology, and sent the first manned space missions to the moon half a century ago. Yet the first steam railway locomotive to run in the US was built in Britain – at a foundry in the West Midlands.
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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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