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Extra trains planned for coronation weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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18th April 2023

Extra train services are being laid on for the King’s coronation weekend, however the transport operation will not match those seen for the late Queen’s funeral.
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Leaked Network Rail presentation reveals train delays set to worsen

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Alex Bestwick

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18th April 2023

A leaked internal Network Rail presentation has revealed that train delays are expected to worsen over the next five years due to rising costs and funding.
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Orient Express to halt UK section due to Brexit checks

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Alex Bestwick

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17th April 2023

The UK leg of the Orient Express will be dropped after 41 years due to delays caused by Brexit border controls.
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Mayors call for TransPennine Express “fresh start”, ask government not to renew FirstGroup’s contract

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Alex Bestwick

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17th April 2023

TransPennine Express (TPE) needs a “fresh start” after nearly a quarter of trains were cancelled between February and March, mayors in the north of England have said.
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Rail workers’ union leaders considering updated offer

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Alex Bestwick

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14th April 2023

Leaders of the biggest rail workers union are considering an “updated” offer from train companies aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Customers warned to avoid Waterloo station due to ‘major signalling problem’

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Alex Bestwick

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13th April 2023

South Western Railway has told customers to avoid using London Waterloo station on Thursday morning due to a “major signalling problem”.
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What’s inside the May issue of Rail Express?

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Alex Bestwick

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11th April 2023

Editor Richard Clinnick reveals what you’ll find in the May issue of Rail Express later this month.
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Rail workers begin voting on continuing industrial action

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Alex Bestwick

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6th April 2023

Railway workers start voting on Thursday on whether to continue taking industrial action in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
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Full circle for last British Rail train to Wareham passenger returning as driver

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Alex Bestwick

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3rd April 2023

A Swanage Railway volunteer who travelled on the last British Rail train from Swanage to Wareham as a child in 1972 will be the conductor driver on the first Swanage Railway passenger train into Wareham using the heritage line’s 1950s diesel train.
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Trackside fire disrupts London Paddington services

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Alex Bestwick

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29th March 2023

A trackside electrical fire has caused large-scale disruption to rail services to and from London Paddington.
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