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Roger Smith posted a new post. 7 hours ago
Rollout schedule for new Tyne & Wear Metro trains announcedNow that new trains are running on the Tyne & Wear Metro, Nexus has outlined how the rest of the fleet of trains will be brought into service.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 8 hours ago
Plans for new transport hub at Bristol Temple MeadsThe team behind the Bristol Temple Quarter project has released detailed plans for the new transport hub at Bristol Temple Meads station.
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Long overdue, let’s hope the bus links are actually at the station entrance and well advertised to arriving rail passengers.
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Mark Wilson posted a new post. a day ago
More disruption to South Western Railway services in early FebruaryEngineering Works are taking place in separate locations on SWR routes in early February
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Victoria Thompson posted a new post. a day ago
West Ham United fans can get 20% off train tickets to away daysSupporting the ‘I Came By Train’ campaign, West Ham United and Trainline have teamed up to allow fans to receive 20% off rail fares for selected Premier League and Barclays Women’s Super League away days.
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Victoria Thompson posted a new post. a day ago
No Wales, Blackpool or Edinburgh train service due to strike actionAvanti West Coast has advised passengers to check before travelling this Sunday, with RMT strike action resuming. The operator is forced to run a reduced…
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It’s about time the RMT and ASLEF got it into their heads that this is 2025 not 1975, all these strikes are doing nothing but forcing passengers into their cars or into long distance coach operators.
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Victoria Thompson posted a new post. a day ago
Wristbands to help accessibility for train passengersTrain operator East Midlands Railway have launched a new set of wristbands to help passengers with specific accessibility needs.
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I hope that the Rail Delivery Group and/or GBR will adopt EMR's fantastic scheme nationally. If you have sensory or mobility disabilities, or indeed both as I have fortunately mild at present, a visual… Read more
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Victoria Thompson posted an update 4 days ago
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 5 days ago
Class 20 locomotives to haul UK Railtours trip to Warwickshire this FebruaryOn Saturday, 22nd February UK Railtours is running The Shakespearean Sonnet rail tour from London Paddington to Stratford-on-Avon hauled by two pairs of Class 20 locomotives.
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Janine Booth posted a new post. a week ago
National Railway Museum reveals plans for double celebration yearThe National Railway Museum in York has announced its plans for two anniversaries this year – its own fiftieth birthday and the bicentenary of the railway.
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The Station Hall was not previously a goods station as stated in the article. It was the roundhouse for the former York Engine Shed coded 50A. Also, when it says They will eat aboard a former London &… Read more1
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That’s it? There must be more that the NRM has planned
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I played at the opening with the York Railway Institute Brass Band. I seem to remember that the Duke of Edinburgh was late as he was coming in the new HS1 or possibly 2, which broke down en route.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. a week ago
West of England rail line to be closed for one week in FebruaryIn February, services on the line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction will be disrupted, with no trains calling at Sherborne or Templecombe stations.
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These week - long closures present a great opportunity for more redoubling of the track.
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