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Parents urged to check in on children following attacks on Manchester public transport

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Arianne Davey

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15th April 2022

Greater Manchester’s TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) is asking parents to check in with their children following a spate of attacks which has seen rocks, bricks and stones thrown at public transport.
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Rail Express Father’s Day Gift Guide 2022!

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Shannon Butcher

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14th April 2022

Father’s Day is fast approaching and it’s time to start hunting for that perfect gift for those biker dads! Rail Express have an assortment of fantastic gifts for you to check out…
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Network Rail removes graffiti in £2m spring clean

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Arianne Davey

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14th April 2022

A £2 million spring clean has tackled the “eyesore” of graffiti on Britain’s railways.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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14th April 2022

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Union hails support for strikes by railway workers and cleaners

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Shannon Butcher

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11th April 2022

Strikes by railway workers and cleaners in two separate disputes over pay were said to be “solidly supported” on Sunday.
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Mortons Media Group Acquires Four New Titles

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Shannon Butcher

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8th April 2022

Our publishers, Mortons Media Group Ltd. have recently acquired four new modelling titles to add to our portfolio, including RCM&E, Model Boats, Model Engineer and Model Engineers’ Workshop. The magazines will continue to be led by their existing editors.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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8th April 2022

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Integrated Rail Plan promises more money and faster results

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Arianne Davey

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6th April 2022

While HS2’s eastern leg is scrapped (for now), full MML electrification and a faster ECML are planned instead.
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Fresh rail strike to cause disruption to services

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Shannon Butcher

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1st April 2022

A rail operator is warning of a “significant reduction” in services on Sunday because of a fresh strike by conductors in a long-running dispute over pay.
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RMT union to protest outside recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts

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Shannon Butcher

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28th March 2022

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has planned a protest outside a Glasgow recruitment office which was reportedly involved in hiring staff to replace sacked union members on P&O’s ferry routes.
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