Weekend train service disruptions in the East Midlands later this month

Some train services will be disrupted over two weekends later this month because of engineering work in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire .

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East Coast Digital Programme to disrupt Peterborough services during Bank Holiday

Across the August Bank Holiday Weekend, services are set to be disrupted while the East Coast Digital Programme’s testing is carried out.

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Campaign to protect vulnerable people launched by London North Eastern Railway

British Transport Police, London North Eastern Railway (LNER), and the charity Railway Children have partnered up.

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Steam locomotive 13268 set to return to mainline operation

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that LMS Stanier Mogul No. 13268 will be returning to mainline service thanks to a new partnership. 13268 will haul mainline railtours once again with Vintage Trains. The locomotive will continue to operate at the Severn Valley Railway alongside its mainline appearances. 13268 was…

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National Railway Museum teams up with Network Rail to showcase hot weather effects on railway

Network Rail has installed a ‘Summer Rail Garden’ at the National Railway Museum in York to show how increasingly hot and dry weather is affecting Britain’s railway network.

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Visitors to London and East Anglia encouraged to travel by train this August bank holiday

Network Rail is encouraging visitors, whether day trippers or holidaymakers, to choose the train for their journeys over the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of this month.

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WATCH: Class 142 passing through Lancashire

In a new upload to our YouTube channel, we visit Whalley to see Locomotive Services Group’s Class 142 No. 142003 pass through on the mainline.

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South Western Railway cracks down on ‘short-faring’ to continue reduction in fare evasion

Train operator South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have begun cracking down on ‘short-faring’, which involves passengers paying for a ticket only for part of their journey rather than for the full distance they travel.

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ScotRail sees record-breaking passenger numbers in a week

Train operator ScotRail has revealed that it has achieved a new record for passenger journeys in a single week, with more than 2.1 million trips being taken in the week from Sunday 26 July to Saturday 1 August inclusive.

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Track maintenance to disrupt Gloucestershire trains this Sunday

Network Rail is urging passengers travelling between Cheltenham Spa and Lydney to check their journeys before travelling this Sunday (9 August), as Network Rail will be carrying out essential track maintenance work.

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Grandad wins race by reaching the most Northern stations in one day

54-year-old Lee McCormack has won The Great Race Across the North by visiting 26 different stations in a single day using Northern train services, in a competition which promotes the operator’s new ‘Explorer’ ticket.

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Dovetail Games make Xbox and Playstation Train Sim World 6 announcement

From today, the availability of new titles and Add-ons for Train Sim World 6 will only be available on certain consoles.

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16-17 railcard changes announced by UK government

From Monday, 17th August, rules around the validity of 16-17 Saver Railcards are being changed to bring them into line with other railcards.

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Yorkshire railway spends thousands of hours restoring Jubilee Bar carriage

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s Jubilee Bar carriage was withdrawn from service in October last year.

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Network Rail donates surplus equipment to Lancashire heritage railway

Network Rail has donated redundant tools and maintenance equipment to the East Lancashire Railway (ELR), based at Bolton Street Station, Bury in Greater Manchester.

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Tortoise rescued off Cheshire railway line

Quick thinking by Avanti West Coast and Network Rail staff recently safely rescued a tortoise, which had strayed onto railway lines at Runcorn in Cheshire.

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Severn Valley Railway suspends steam train services as diesels step in

Steam trains have been suspended on the Severn Valley Railway, with diesel locomotives hauling trains instead. The railway says that the period of hot and dry weather is continuing with very little rain forecast. A lineside fire near Bewdley meant that the fire brigade was called and remained on site…

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Drone used to find dog that strayed onto the railway

A drone deployed by British Transport Police was sent on a novel mission on Tuesday, 21st July, when it was used to help find a stray dog.

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Direct services resume between Bristol and Swindon

Network Rail has completed a series of works, allowing direct services to resume between Bristol Parkway and Swindon this morning.

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Lancashire Railway puts historic rolling stock up for sale

The East Lancashire Railway has announced that unrestored carriages are now on sale.

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Supporters set to leap 42 metres off Yorkshire viaduct in aid of Bridge 42

Nearly £400,000 has been raised for North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Bridge 42 Appeal.

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Steam Ban Gives Heritage Diesels a Chance to Shine at Gloucestershire Railway

Many railways have stopped running steam locomotives over the past month due to the fire risk.

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Diesel-only announcement at Kent and East Sussex Railway

The Kent & East Sussex Railway has announced that they will be running diesel only until 7th August.

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Fire causes major disruption between Cardiff and Newport

Services between Newport and Cardiff Central have been reduced following a fire on the 1st August.

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Stansted Express overnight trial takes off

Greater Anglia has declared its trial of Stansted Express overnight services on Fridays to be going well so far.

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Network Rail makes dream come true for Yorkshire leukaemia survivor

Network Rail has made a dream come true for a young leukaemia survivor from Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

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Railway technology company acquires rail software supplier

Railway technology supplier Tracsis has agreed to purchase Mistral Data Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstGroup plc.

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US railroads offer extra customer protections as part of merger

The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has additional customer protections beyond those included in the original application.

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Railway Children’s annual ‘Day of Action’ launched at Glasgow Central

This year’s annual ‘Day of Action’ by the Railway Children charity was launched by Avanti West Coast at Glasgow Central station on 29th July.

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Better safety and security at Essex station car park

Publicly-owned train operating company Greater Anglia has finished its upgrade to the lighting at Harlow Town station’s multi-storey car park.

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