All news on the topic: Railways

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'Surge in homelessness is down to failings of Tories who lack compassion'
The Voice of the Mirror says the Government has failed to build enough homes and has cut services to the bone
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Brits opt for planes over trains this Christmas due to sky high ticket prices
Flying is cheaper than taking a train on four-out-of-five popular routes while an average train ticket is 3.4 times the cost of flying, a study by Greenpeace has found
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Brits warned UK has a new busiest train station ahead of the Christmas rush
London Liverpool Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, Paddington and Victoria all place in the top five of the busiest stations in the country based on Office for Rail and Road data
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Baby-voiced Jon Venables describes James Bulger murder in harrowing recording
Jon Venables and Robert Thompson took toddler James Bulger from a shopping centre in Liverpool and brutally murdered him before trying to blame each other for their sick crimes
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Paul Nicholls left devastated by death of promising young horse at Sandown
The five-year-old Iceo, winner of four races, was bidding for Grade 1 honours when breaking down with a fatal injury while racing at Sandown
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Rail passengers stranded after overhead line ‘explosions' and alerts issued
Stranded passengers were forced to spend the night in the railway station or spend cash on an unexpected hotel bill after the impact of the storm which caused major disruption to travellers
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Passengers trapped on trains for hours charged up to £26 for 'tapping out late'
Commuters had to walk along the train tracks to reach safety as journeys to and from London Paddington faced "major disruption" into the night after overhead electric cables were damaged
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Real-life Hogwarts Express could close its doors in blow for Harry Potter fans
For years Harry Potter fans have been making the pilgrimage to Scotland to witness the magnificent Jacobite steam train as it chugs across the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, but that may soon be coming to an end
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Snow-hit Brits facing rainstorm misery as Met Office issues more yellow warnings
Snow is expected to turn to a torrential downpour over a huge section of northeast England overnight and into Tuesday morning as the Met Office warned residents to guard themselves against flooding
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Warning issues to commuters as peak train fare changes come into force
Commuters are being warned by National Rail that prices will change for tickets in and out of London from Sunday during peak time as part of the ongoing rollout of Contactless
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Weather charts show huge Arctic blast set to cover parts of UK in snow tonight
WXCharts show how the snow is forecast to spread from this evening into the early hours of Sunday - with multiple weather warnings in place across parts of the UK
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Huge train strikes breakthrough as RMT accept pay offer weeks before Christmas
RMT union members have backed a deal to end their strikes, but there will still be major disruption on the railways in the coming days as a different union stages industrial action
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Mum horrified after son, 15, 'thrown off train' on way to school
Mum Jennifer has issued a complaint over a Northern train conductor her daughter filmed her twin brother Marley being dragged off the train as he tried to show him his ticket
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I'm a travel writer and these are the best Black Friday holiday deals
As travel companies compete to win your custom, here's how to win big on Black Friday
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Killer on day release stabs co-worker 76 times and asks her 'do you want to die'
Nicholas Fryers, 56, met the worker at Sainsbury's Dartford Distribution Centre through a scheme with HMP Standford Hill in Kent - he knifed her nearly 80 times in a frenzied attack
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'Century-old Flying Scotsman still charms with the magic of steam'
Paul Routledge has a steamy encounter with an old love as he visits Cononley station to witness the iconic Flying Scotsman power through on its hundredth anniversary
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Train strikes in December and your rights if you can't get home or miss an event
Consumer rights expert Martyn James explains what you need to know if you can’t travel or attend an event during the December train strikes
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Brits slammed in 9 cases of reckless people risking lives at level crossings
National Rail has highlighted nine cases of people risking their lives at railway crossings in the UK including a near miss where a car goes across a line immediately before a train passes
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Details of Putin's agricultural war emerge as £1 billion worth of grain stolen
A new report has shone a light on Russia’s systematic and pre-planned appropriation of Ukrainian grain - causing supply issues globally - with over £1billion worth of grain stolen so far
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Northern leaders' crunch summit to thrash out new rail plans after HS2 fiasco
A major meeting takes place today in Manchester where Northern business and transport leaders will discuss how they want the regional railway to look after the Tories' HS2 debacle
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Cargo train carrying mysterious white powder derails after 'sabotage explosion'
A major explosion ripped up the railway line in the Ryazan region of Russia, some 130 miles southeast of Moscow, but it is unclear what the cargo contained
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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 bells as he teared through the crossing at speed in Wervik city, in Belgium
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Union pledges 'absolute resistance' to any bid to revive rail ticket office cull
TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust warned train bosses and ministers they will face the 'force force' of the union if they try to resurrect plans to shut ticket offices
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Commuter's fury after being fined £142 despite trying four times to pay fare
Kelly Hannah-Rogers couldn't buy a ticket at Folkestone Station in Kent when trying to travel to London, and tried three further times before being given a penalty fare
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8 King's Speech nasty details and bits missing with no new help for your bills
Rishi Sunak has drawn up a list of 20 planned new laws, but the blueprint announced in the King's Speech doesn't include promised bans on trophy hunting and conversion therapy