All news on the topic: Railways

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Union pledges 'absolute resistance' to any bid to revive rail ticket office cull
TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust warned train bosses and ministers they will face the 'force force' of the union if they try to resurrect plans to shut ticket offices
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Commuter's fury after being fined £142 despite trying four times to pay fare
Kelly Hannah-Rogers couldn't buy a ticket at Folkestone Station in Kent when trying to travel to London, and tried three further times before being given a penalty fare
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8 King's Speech nasty details and bits missing with no new help for your bills
Rishi Sunak has drawn up a list of 20 planned new laws, but the blueprint announced in the King's Speech doesn't include promised bans on trophy hunting and conversion therapy
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Commuters urged 'work from home' as UK set for 3 days of chaos from Storm Ciarán
The UK is set to be hit with strong winds up to 100mph over the coming days from Storm Ciaran and commuters are being urged to "work from home" where possible due to transport chaos
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Major warning issued after children filmed taking selfies on train tracks
Network Rail has shared concerning footage captured on CCTV showing children loitering on railway lines or taking pictures on crossings, putting their lives at risk
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Rail worker safety fears as ticket office closures may send staff abuse soaring
Insiders say staff at stations and on trains endure a daily torrent of abuse from passengers, and many worry the situation could get even worse if ticket counters are shut down
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Reckless parents seen encouraging kids to pose for selfies on busy railway lines
A dad is seen letting his children play on railway tracks while he takes a selfie in a startling new video shared by Network Rail, who say dangerous near-misses are on the rise
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Tories told to halt 'too far, too fast' closure of railway ticket offices
The Commons Transport Committee said ministers must rethink plans to close ticket offices at 974 railway stations across England that will hit the disabled and elderly
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Car crashes and hits power lines in horror Storm Babet road accident
The vehicle was seen turned over on its roof in Surrey as the effects of Storm Babet started to be felt across the UK, with severe flooding reported in multiple areas and towns evacuated
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Rail lines closed due to flooding as travel chaos from Storm Babet spreads
Extreme weather conditions are causing issues for trains in the Midlands, North-East and North-West and bringing travel disruption across the wider UK, with heavy downpours and strong winds triggering flooding in some areas.
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US investor I Squared to acquire London's red bus operator Arriva
The German owner Deutsche Bahn secured the sale, understood to be worth around 1.6 billion euros (£1.4 billion), after lengthy efforts to offload the firm to reduce its debt
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'World's most remote hotel' costs £26k-a-night and is only reached by helicopter
Sheldon Chalet in Alaska’s Denali National Park is one of the most remote and exclusive hotels in the world, towering 1,800m above sea level on the flanks of North America’s highest mountain, Denali
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Tories must drop 'knee jerk' sale of land for axed HS2 route warns top adviser
National Infrastructure Commission boss Sir John Armitt said that it would be a 'mistake' to sell land earmarked for HS2 in a rush after Rishi Sunak scrapped plans to extend the high speed rail line to Manchester
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Rishi Sunak accused of making up fake roads in bid to distract from HS2 shambles
Labour’s Lou Haigh warned jobs will be lost because of the decision to cancel the high speed line to Manchester as she urged the Tories to accept they're 'at the end of the line'
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All the areas of UK at risk of flooding when Arctic ice melts - check your home
Around 1.5 million homes are at risk of flooding across Britain in around 50 years due to the melting Arctic ice, worried MPs says as they demand more be done to combat global warming
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Moment hero rail passengers rescue dog from train tracks after it falls down gap
Rail passengers lined up along the platform at Glasgow Queen Street Low Level station in Scotland where the terrified pooch had plunged underneath the train
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Mirror readers support Sunak’s plans to scrap HS2 to Manchester - poll results
We polled readers about Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, and a majority of voters support the controversial move - but do YOU agree?
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Victims of horror rail disaster win £1m damages after derailment killed three
The crash near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire during August, 2020 was the result of a series of 'failings' by Network Railway, who were fined £6.7million over the fatal incident
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California rail bosses to visit HS2 to see British expertise days after leg axed
The American delegation will arrive on Wednesday for a two-day trip organised by Kemi Badenoch’s Business Department that was supposed to showcase best practice
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Moment driver inhales laughing gas and boasts on Snapchat after killer crash
University graduate Rohail Jillani, 25, killed 17-year-old Nadia Yusuf while speeding as he inhaled laughing gas before posting boastful videos on Snapchat in the aftermath
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Rishi Sunak's HS2 replacement plan - delays, re-announcements and broken vows
The Prime Minister trumpeted a string of transport schemes that could be funded instead of completing the high-speed railway to Manchester. We examine his claims and promises
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Should Rishi Sunak have scrapped the Manchester leg of HS2 - vote in our poll
Rishi Sunak has decided to axe the northern leg of HS2 to Manchester over soaring funds, despite polls suggesting the PM faces backlash from the public
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Sunak will moan about UK's problems after 13 years of Tory rule in major speech
The PM will use his first conference speech as leader to complain the Westminster system isn't working and try to shift blame onto Labour - despite 13 years of Conservative rule
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'Tories are doing their best to make disabled people the enemy of the taxpayer'
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says the Tory party conference is using disabled people to distract from their own damage to taxpayers
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Station ticket office closures 'fuelling human rights crisis', warn pensioners
The National Pensioners' Convention takes place in London later this month and the railway industry's plan to axe hundreds of front counters will be top of the agenda