Tag: Railways
3 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Plane gets wedged under railway bridge for four hours while being towed along road

A decommissioned 118ft Air India aircraft was being transported from Mumbai to Assam when it became wedged under the ...

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3 months ago
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'Millionaire's Row' raided by cops as woman killed by car and second person hit by train

A woman who died when she was hit by a car in Pangbourne, Berkshire, is believed to have lived in the £2.5million hom...

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3 months ago
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Train misery for millions with services cancelled and delayed for New Year's Eve

Disruptions and cancellations on the railways, with LNER, Avanti west Coast, CrossCountry, Northern, Lumo, London Nor...

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3 months ago
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Storm Gerrit major incident as 'hundreds' trapped in cars amid 'severe' conditions

Storm Gerrit has left hundreds of motorists trapped in their cars on the A9 in Scotland, with heavy snow having block...

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4 months ago
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Passengers trapped in Elizabeth line chaos for four hours charged up to £26

Commuters had to walk along the train tracks to reach safety as journeys to and from London Paddington faced "major d...

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5 months ago
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Horror moment cyclist, 15, hit by speeding train at level crossing and survives

CCTV footage from the railway station shows the teen on a bicycle ignoring barriers, flashing lights and warning bell...

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6 months ago
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HS2 evictees to be told they can buy back their old homes, but at a higher price

Those who sold their homes along the cancelled northern leg of HS2 may have to pay significantly more to buy them back

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6 months ago
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Government bought £1.5m house on HS2 line less than 24 hours before Rishi Sunak cancelled it

Government has failed to tell HS2 manager to stop buying properties under compulsory purchase orders despite cancella...

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7 months ago
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Network Rail fined £6.7million for horror train crash that killed three people

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

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7 months ago
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Network Rail to face criminal charges over Stonehaven train crash that killed three people

Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the ...

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9 months ago
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Major central London tube line brought to a standstill because of stubborn SWAN

London's £19 billion Elizabeth line was suspended for more than two hours after a swan obstructed the track causing "...

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10 months ago
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Tearful uniformed schoolgirl, 14, accused of being adult and slapped with £100 fine on train

Leila Sanger's mum Naomi said the inspectors were 'gaslighting' the 14 year old, before going through her private pho...

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10 months ago
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Five cities, one romantic service: What it's like on board Europe's new sleeper train

The new service is part of a renaissance of sleeper trains on the Continent and offers an easy connection with Eurost...

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11 months ago
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Teen stowaway found dead after falling from plane to Heathrow days before Christmas

An inquest at West London Coroners Court heard authorities have made "sterling efforts" to find the teenage boy's fam...

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12 months ago
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Tragic Paul O'Grady choked up on his final TV show set to air in just a few days

In the new series of Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs, filmed last year, he helps nurse Newfoundland Peggy back to ...

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about 1 year ago
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Family of girl, 15, electrocuted on railway line say they will 'never overcome' her death

Roxy Phillips, 15, was pronounced dead at the scene in Weymouth after being electrocuted on a railway line, with her ...

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about 1 year ago
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Cyclist pavement killer fears she will be bullied and abused by inmates in jail, claims friend

Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years last week after being convicted of the manslaughter of cyclist Celia Ward...

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about 1 year ago
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SWR's two-year extension to run London Waterloo services follows 'milestone agreement' with union...

South Western Railway has been awarded another two years’ contract to run services between London Waterloo and the so...

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about 1 year ago
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Investigation finds rail union TSSA tolerated bullying, harassment and sexual assault

An independent inquiry has found instances of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment at the rail union TSSA. ...

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about 1 year ago
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Rail: Inquiry launched into anti-strike bill amid concerns about minimum service level proposal

The Commons’ transport select committee has launched an inquiry into how the controversial anti-strike bill will appl...

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about 1 year ago
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'Unmitigated disaster': Unions and Sadiq Khan slam transport sec Mark Harper's rail reform plan

Unions and Sadiq Khan have slammed the government’s plans to enhance the private sector’s role in railways, calling i...

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about 1 year ago
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London studio flat for rent at £1,300 a month - despite there being no room for normal bed

The pokey pad is on the fourth floor of a converted former warehouse in Farringdon, in central London, and comes with...

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over 1 year ago
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UK flooding: More than 140 places at risk of going underwater - see full list

The Environment Agency and Scottish Environment Protection Agency have issued a series of flood warnings and alerts a...

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over 1 year ago
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Ukrainian mum and daughter who lost legs in train station attack learn to walk again

Natalia Stepanenko, 43, and 11-year-old Yana were caught up in the Russian shell attack on Kramatorsk railway station...

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over 1 year ago
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Network Rail platform and ticketing staff join strike on 18 and 20 August

Platform and ticketing staff working at Network Rail have joined the wave of industrial action and announced they wil...

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over 1 year ago
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Go-Ahead bidders add another £22m to their offer to give takeover of transport giant the final push

The bidders planning to buy transport operator Go-Ahead Group have upped their offer by more than £20m. Australian bu...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Union calls for end to rail profit as worries of hiking annual fares mount

The union TSSA has called for a new financial settlement for rail as worries of hiking annual fares mount. TSSA’s gen...

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over 1 year ago
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Train drivers at nine companies announce strike on 13 August

Members of the union Aslef working as train drivers at nine rail operators have announced a strike on 13 August over ...

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over 1 year ago
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BREAKING: Train drivers at nine companies announce strike on 13 August

Members of the union Aslef working as train drivers at nine rail operators have announced a strike on 13 August over ...

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over 1 year ago
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Union accuses Grant Shapps of blocking strike talks

Transport secretary Grant Shapps was accused of blocking the negotiations between rail operators and unions that coul...

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over 1 year ago
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Labour drops pledge to nationalise energy and water, as Keir Starmer vows 'pragmatic' rail plan

The leader came under fire from those on the left of the party who accused him of abandoning popular policies

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Rail staff announces ANOTHER two days of strike

Members of the union TSSA working as station and operational staff at seven rail companies have called for another tw...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Avert economic damage rail strikes will cause, say London businesses

London businesses have called on unions, operators and the government to find a solution to the ongoing railway strik...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Rail union reissues strike ballots after first vote misses legal threshold

The union TSSA has reissued ballots for strike action at four train operators after earlier votes didn’t reach the le...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Government repeals '1970s-style' restrictions on strikebreakers

Replacing striking staff with skilled agency workers will now be possible under the legal changes made by the UK Gove...

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over 1 year ago
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Rail can't take more than its fair share, says head of new trade body

The railway sector can’t take more than its fair share from both fare and tax payers, according to Andy Bagnall, chie...

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over 1 year ago
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Rail strike on 27 July: Brits face zero services on some train lines

Network Rail has warned passengers that limited to no services will run on 27 July, the first of an additional three-...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

Rail network unable to cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C: 'Just not built to withstand thi...

The hottest railway track reached a scorching 62C on Monday, as the Transport Secretary admitted it will take decades...

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over 1 year ago
cityam.com

UK braces itself for nation-wide disruption as 40,000 workers announce another two days of rail s...

The UK will need to brace itself for nation-wide disruption as 40,000 rail members of the union RMT announced late la...

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