Rail transport

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UK rail passengers face ‘significant’ disruption as weekend strike goes ahead
The strikes, which were called in a dispute over rest-day working, will affect Avanti West Coast services

Daniel Lavelle

08, Feb, 2025 @6:00 AM

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Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford
National Rail says incident will continue to cause major disruption to services between Manchester and Liverpool

Nadeem Badshah, Mark Brown and agencies

07, Feb, 2025 @9:54 PM

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‘So patronising’: rail bosses spark anger by hiding train departure times
Scheme aimed at stopping platform dashes sees schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure

Matthew Weaver

06, Feb, 2025 @7:29 PM

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Police investigate after several trains hit by projectiles in Cambridge
Drivers raise safety concerns as projectiles ‘aimed at’ services close to Cambridge North station, damaging trains

Caroline Davies

05, Feb, 2025 @6:51 PM

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‘Organic duckweed’ danger at Heathrow | Letter
Letter: Beware politicians’ seeming faith in implausible solutions – in this case sustainable aviation fuels – just over the horizon, writes Allan Dare

03, Feb, 2025 @5:56 PM

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Cap on-the-day British intercity rail fares, campaigners urge
Campaign for Better Transport says ‘fair fares’ are needed as system penalises people who cannot book ahead

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

02, Feb, 2025 @5:03 PM

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Avanti West Coast passengers face severe disruption as rail strikes resume
Sunday’s stoppage to be compounded by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until June

Mark Sweney

02, Feb, 2025 @5:00 AM

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Accept that tube seat graciously, Zoe | Letter
Letter: If someone is rebuffed, they may not offer a second time, writes Barbara Foster

31, Jan, 2025 @5:50 PM

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Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads
Critics say chancellor’s ‘growth at all costs’ plans are not compatible with UK’s climate targets

Helena Horton Environment reporter

29, Jan, 2025 @11:51 AM

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Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge
Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances

Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart

28, Jan, 2025 @10:30 PM

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Stockport station renamed Scottport to mark Scott Mills’ new radio show
Signage and screens changed for 24 hours to welcome veteran BBC presenter to Radio 2 breakfast show

Mark Brown North of England correspondent

27, Jan, 2025 @11:05 AM

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Environment secretary lambasts HS2’s £100m bat shelter
Steve Reed says plans for 1km curved structure to protect bats from high-speed railway are ‘batshit crazy’

Nadeem Badshah

25, Jan, 2025 @9:13 PM

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