March 2022

£84m funding to boost train services in North West

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Shannon Butcher

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11th March 2022

An £84 million funding package to make trains in north-west England more reliable has been unveiled by the Government.
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Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings ‘must be a watershed for safety’

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Sam Hewitt

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10th March 2022

The findings of the investigation into the Stonehaven train crash are “damning” and must be “a watershed moment for rail safety”, according to train drivers’ union Aslef.
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RAIB release report into fatal 2020 derailment

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Sam Hewitt

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10th March 2022

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the fatal derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020.
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HS2’s Euston station to have ‘bronze or gold’ roof

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Shannon Butcher

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9th March 2022

HS2’s Euston station will feature a bold roof coloured “bronze or gold” under new plans for the high-speed railway’s London terminus.
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In the Cab: Southern

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Arianne Davey

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8th March 2022

In the first of a new series of features, Rail Express editor Mark Simmons sits down with Southern driver Andy Johnson to discover first-hand what it is like operating modern DC multiple units.
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Rail workers to stage protests outside stations amid warnings over job cuts

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Shannon Butcher

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8th March 2022

Rail workers will stage protests outside railway stations on Wednesday to warn about the impact of job cuts on services and safety.
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Rail supply community sets out five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2022

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has set out five ‘tests’ to ensure the establishment of Great British Railways, the new railway structure, will be a success.
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UK railway round-up

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Shannon Butcher

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4th March 2022

This week’s roundup of news from the
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Tube disruption continues after strike

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Shannon Butcher

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2nd March 2022

London Underground services continued to be disrupted on Wednesday after a strike by thousands of workers crippled the Tube on Tuesday.
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