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And the next stop is… in 200ft! Man recreates rail junction into Britain’s biggest model railway

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As a boy, Simon George loved watching the trains rumble past at the busy railway junction in a hamlet near his home. He spent long days during his school holidays in the early 1980s, from the age of 12 to 15, sitting on embankments or perched on footbridges over the tracks at Heaton Lodge Junction, … Read more

Bus driver jailed for killing ‘promising’ academic after crashing double-decker into railway bridge 

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A bus driver who killed a ‘promising’ academic from China and seriously injured another student after crashing his double-decker into a railway bridge has been jailed. Eric Vice, 64, was driving the service to Swansea University when its upper deck collided with a bridge as he took a detour from his usual route to ‘beat … Read more

Outrage as shocking footage shows woman LYING DOWN on railway crossing to pose for a photo 

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Risking death for a PHOTO: Outrage as shocking footage shows woman LYING DOWN on railway crossing to pose for a picture Shocking CCTV shows a woman lying down at Tidemills level crossing in Sussex Another woman stands on the tracks to take a picture of her friend lying down The stunt has been deemed ‘unthinkably … Read more

South Western Railway cancels trains into London amid staff shortages caused by Covid 

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South Western Railway has plunged festive travel plans into more disarray after cancelling trains into London amid staff shortages caused by Covid.  The rail firm said it would only run services between the Tier 2 areas of Exeter and Basingstoke, but not to the capital, which is under the harshest of restrictions, up to and … Read more

Four times as many passengers could descend on railway stations in week before festive bubble starts

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Rail travellers are likely to flout the five-day bubble window over Christmas amid fears of overcrowding, analysis reveals.    Rail travel over the festive period will peak at 11am on December 23, on the day that coronavirus rules are relaxed, but thousands plan to travel before or return home afterwards. Some of the UK’s biggest stations will … Read more

Wales will nationalise its 900-miles of railway after bailout talks with current operator collapse

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The Welsh Government will nationalise its railways after last ditch talks with its current operator failed, it has been announced today. Welsh political leaders had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout due to a fall in passenger numbers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the negations have now fallen through. … Read more

Wales ‘will nationalise its 900-miles of railway’ after bailout talks with current operator collapse

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The Welsh Government is today poised to nationalise its railways after last ditch talks with its current operator failed, according to reports. Welsh political leaders had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout due to a fall in passenger numbers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the negations have now reportedly … Read more

Witless newlyweds pose for photos on RAILWAY TRACK as trespassing soared to a five-year high

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Mind the train! Newlyweds pose for photos on RAILWAY TRACK to get the beauty spot behind in shot Unnamed couple kissed on a path over the track near Whitby, North Yorkshire  Image released by Network Rail to warn of new craze for level crossing pictures Total of 1,239 trespasses on UK railways last month – the … Read more

Hooded thugs launch barrage of fireworks into ticket hall at busy railway station

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Hooded thugs launch barrage of fireworks into ticket hall at busy railway station Yobs held rockets like guns and shot them towards building at Sheffield station Police have answered 82 calls about yobs with fireworks in just over a week Ch Supt Sarah Poolman described behaviour as ‘unacceptable and dangerous’  By Tom Pyman For Mailonline … Read more