Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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A heritage railway has warned it must raise cash to survive after suffering a 77% drop in passenger numbers in 2020.
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The Severn Valley Railway has welcomed back the overhauled boiler of its flagship locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall, following extensive works at Northern Steam Engineering.
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The National Railway Museum’s Station Hall is set to receive a £500,000 refurbishment, thanks to the Friends of the National Railway Museum.
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We explore the Christmas trains we thought we’d never see again in Issue 275 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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Newcastle City Council has refused planning permission for a new surface coal mine at Dewley Hill.
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This week came the announcement that rail fares will once again rise in March 2021, the first rise above inflation for the first time since 2013.
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