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BBC News: Father dies trying to recover toy (posted at 16:45 on 15 May 2008)
A father was killed by a train as he slipped between two carriages as he tried to retrieve gifts he had bought for his wife and son.
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BBC News: Train line reopens after 40 years (posted at 01:30 on 15 May 2008)
Direct rail services between Stirling, Alloa are set to recommence after a break of 40 years.
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BBC News: Train death man faced charge (posted at 17:15 on 13 May 2008)
A man killed when his car was hit by a train at a level crossing was due in court on firearms charges.
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BBC News: Man stabbed to death in West End (posted at 18:45 on 12 May 2008)
A man is stabbed to death close to Oxford Circus tube station in London during the evening rush hour.
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BBC News: Free OAP rail scheme is extended (posted at 13:45 on 12 May 2008)
Free rail travel for OAPs is extended but one tourism route loses it over the summer because of overcrowding.
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BBC News: MSP says railway would cost £20m (posted at 13:15 on 12 May 2008)
Campaigners say community support is growing for a line to Leven in Fife to be reopened which would cost £20m.
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BBC News: Crossing death rail line reopens (posted at 16:00 on 11 May 2008)
A stretch of rail line in Derbyshire reopens after a fatal accident at a level crossing.
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BBC News: Man dies in level crossing crash (posted at 10:30 on 11 May 2008)
A man is killed when a train hits a car at a level crossing in Derbyshire.
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BBC News: Man dies in level crossing crash (posted at 18:00 on 10 May 2008)
A man is killed when a train hits a car at a level crossing in Derbyshire.
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BBC News: Celebrations set for rail opening (posted at 12:15 on 09 May 2008)
Hundreds of rail enthusiasts are expected to converge on Alloa next week as the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine route reopens.
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BBC News: Network Rail must pay record fine (posted at 11:45 on 09 May 2008)
Network Rail must pay a record £14m fine for overrunning engineering work, the Office of rail Regulation rules.
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BBC News: Partially detonated device found (posted at 08:30 on 09 May 2008)
A partially detonated explosive is found on the railway line between Newry and Portadown, the police say.
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BBC News: Safety work 'devastates' habitats (posted at 13:15 on 07 May 2008)
People living near a railway line are angry trees have been felled but the rail firm says it was for safety.
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BBC News: £2m sculpture designs revealed (posted at 12:30 on 07 May 2008)
Five designs for a £2m landmark to be built on a hilltop in Kent which will be visible from road, rail and air, are unveiled.
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BBC News: 'Predatory paedophile' jailed (posted at 16:00 on 06 May 2008)
A man who sexually assaulted two teenage boys on a train is sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail.
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BBC News: The bicycle backlash unfolds (posted at 12:30 on 06 May 2008)
The bicycle. It's the model of green transport and sales of folding ones that fit on trains are stepping up a gear. But as they multiply, so does rush-hour resentment, as commuters and cyclists come to blows.
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BBC News: Signal failure hits Euston trains (posted at 11:30 on 06 May 2008)
Trains are halted at London's Euston station due to signal problems near Milton Keynes.
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BBC News: Boy's 200,000 volt shock ordeal (posted at 11:30 on 06 May 2008)
A teenager is recovering after a 200,000-volt electric shock threw him 25ft onto a live railway line.
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BBC News: Queen's secret trip to name train (posted at 16:30 on 05 May 2008)
Visitors to a Hampshire attraction can hardly believe their eyes when they are joined by the Queen.
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BBC News: Track walk for subway passengers (posted at 13:00 on 05 May 2008)
Passengers are forced to walk between stations on the Glasgow subway after a fault on one of the trains.
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BBC News: Students lose exam work in theft (posted at 13:15 on 03 May 2008)
Course work for a forthcoming exam belonging to French students is stolen along with 30 train tickets.
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BBC News: Double decker crashes into bridge (posted at 13:00 on 03 May 2008)
The air ambulance is called after a double decker bus strikes a railway bridge in Warwickshire.
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BBC News: Train services hit by rail work (posted at 12:30 on 03 May 2008)
Improvement work planned over the Bank Holiday to the railway between Norwich and London will affect journey times.
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BBC News: West Coast rail upgrade approved (posted at 17:30 on 02 May 2008)
Rail regulators accept a revised plan for completing the £8.6bn upgrade of the West Coast Mainline by December.
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BBC News: Anger over train station funding (posted at 18:00 on 30 April 2008)
An MP questions why Dundee appears to be missing out on train station upgrading investment once again.
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BBC News: Station could be trebled in size (posted at 12:15 on 30 April 2008)
One of Scotland's biggest train stations, in Edinburgh, could treble in size under £190m plans.
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BBC News: Disruption caused by derailment (posted at 08:45 on 30 April 2008)
Rail services between Hereford and Worcester are cancelled after a train derails.
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BBC News: Train boss travels with users (posted at 09:45 on 28 April 2008)
The regional manager of First Great Western accepts an invitation to join commuters on a criticised rail route.
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BBC News: Wrexham service to London starts (posted at 07:00 on 28 April 2008)
A direct train service linking Wrexham and Shropshire with London begins its five-times daily operation.
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BBC News: Scooter man falls on train line (posted at 19:30 on 24 April 2008)
A man is rescued after falling onto the Tyne and Wear Metro line in his mobility scooter.
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BBC News: Crossing cited in rail line death (posted at 15:00 on 24 April 2008)
The design of a crossing may have been partly to blame for a fatal crash on a railway line, a report finds.
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BBC News: What if we all walked to work? (posted at 13:00 on 24 April 2008)
It's Walk to Work Day, but what would Britain be like if we all passed up road and rail for the pavement?
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BBC News: Simpler rail fares to take effect (posted at 00:30 on 24 April 2008)
Measures to make buying rail tickets simpler and easier to understand will be introduced from May 18.
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BBC News: Cable theft disrupts rail network (posted at 15:30 on 23 April 2008)
Train services are disrupted in Derbyshire after thieves steal signalling cable.
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BBC News: Pair threaten train guard with gun (posted at 08:45 on 23 April 2008)
Two men ejected from a train confront the guard further down the line armed with an airgun.
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BBC News: London route could arrive early (posted at 16:45 on 21 April 2008)
A new direct rail link between Lincoln and London could be in place a year earlier than planned.
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BBC News: Train station 'from a bygone age' (posted at 15:45 on 21 April 2008)
A councillor writes to transport firms demanding radical improvements to Dundee's railway station.
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BBC News: Town hopes for London trains (posted at 08:00 on 21 April 2008)
Two train firms submit proposals for direct and frequent rail services between Harrogate and London.
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BBC News: Crash survivor thanks life savers (posted at 18:00 on 20 April 2008)
A man who survived a plane crash 20 years ago takes all of those who helped him on a train ride.
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BBC News: Station to be closed at weekends (posted at 14:30 on 20 April 2008)
A railway station will be shut every weekend between May and December due to engineering work.
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BBC News: Probe into Eurostar 10-hour delay (posted at 17:15 on 19 April 2008)
A two-hour train journey from London to Paris becomes an overnight trip because of technical faults.
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BBC News: Pursued car rams level crossing (posted at 11:15 on 19 April 2008)
Police stop their pursuit of a Land Rover when it rams level crossing barriers and drives straight across.
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BBC News: Blind rail man in dog complaint (posted at 18:45 on 18 April 2008)
A registered blind traveller calls for an apology after staff allegedly refused to let him board a train due to his dog.
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BBC News: Man parachutes from rail bridge (posted at 22:00 on 17 April 2008)
A daredevil base jumper parachutes more than 100ft off a railway bridge used by Eurostar trains in Kent.
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BBC News: Man dies after being hit by train (posted at 08:30 on 17 April 2008)
A man has died after being struck by a train between Cardiff and Newport.
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BBC News: Train and 4x4 in crossing crash (posted at 16:30 on 16 April 2008)
The driver of a vehicle is charged after a collision with a train at a railway level crossing.
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BBC News: Woman stuck on rail track killed (posted at 15:00 on 16 April 2008)
A woman is killed by a train after her ankle becomes stuck between the track and a wooden footway.
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BBC News: Crash fears force bridge closure (posted at 10:30 on 16 April 2008)
Fears that a bridge could pose a risk to trains forces its closure for two months.
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BBC News: 'Tussling' rail death pair named (posted at 05:15 on 16 April 2008)
A man and a woman who died when they were struck by an 80mph train were seen arguing.
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BBC News: Two people killed on railway line (posted at 09:45 on 15 April 2008)
Two people die on a railway line through Essex and train services are suspended.
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BBC News: Two arrested after railway brawl (posted at 13:45 on 14 April 2008)
Two women are arrested after a fight at a Sussex railway station spills onto the tracks.
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BBC News: Rail crossing crash driver jailed (posted at 13:30 on 14 April 2008)
A 18-year-old who accelerated at a level crossing before hitting a train and killing his passengers is jailed.
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BBC News: Historic site survey in rail town (posted at 12:15 on 14 April 2008)
Historic Scotland inspectors are to visit a Borders town where a new railway station is proposed.
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BBC News: Train evacuated after engine fire (posted at 10:00 on 14 April 2008)
Passengers are evacuated from a train between Cardiff and Newport after a fire breaks out in the engine.
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BBC News: Extra patrols target rail vandals (posted at 09:00 on 14 April 2008)
Police patrols are stepped up on the railway line in the Lancaster area following a spate of attacks on trains.
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BBC News: Union fears train contract loss (posted at 00:30 on 14 April 2008)
The Scottish Government is urged not to award a train carriage contract to a foreign company.
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BBC News: Arrests as train cab catches fire (posted at 16:30 on 12 April 2008)
Hundreds of passengers are stranded on a train after debris on the track causes a fire in the driver's cabin.
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BBC News: Sea level rises mean rail rethink (posted at 12:30 on 12 April 2008)
Fears about sea level rises swamping the existing main railway route to the South West mean an old line may reopen.
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BBC News: Two dead in railway bridge crash (posted at 09:45 on 12 April 2008)
A 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old youth are killed when their car hits a railway bridge in the West Midlands.
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BBC News: Study examines 180mph rail link (posted at 15:45 on 11 April 2008)
Local transport officials sign up for a study to look at building a high-speed rail link between Manchester and London.
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BBC News: Sex attacker struck on train (posted at 15:15 on 10 April 2008)
A 21-year-old woman is sexually assaulted on a train between Cheltenham and Bristol Parkway railway station.
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BBC News: Woman trapped in train doors (posted at 14:00 on 10 April 2008)
An investigation begins into how a woman became trapped in the doors of a Metro train and was dragged along a platform.
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BBC News: Train hits level crossing barrier (posted at 18:45 on 09 April 2008)
An East Midlands Trains service collides with level crossing barriers in Lincolnshire, closing the line.
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BBC News: Train victim 'was due in court' (posted at 14:30 on 08 April 2008)
A woman who died when she was hit by a train had been due in court charged with witness intimidation.
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BBC News: 'No light rail system for city' (posted at 11:00 on 08 April 2008)
A light rail system to ease traffic congestion in Belfast looks set to be ruled out and replaced with buses.
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BBC News: Railway on track after £2.8 grant (posted at 19:15 on 05 April 2008)
A Sussex steam railway is awarded more than £2.8m to help fund a major expansion programme.
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BBC News: Man is charged over railway death (posted at 10:30 on 04 April 2008)
A man is charged with manslaughter after a woman was hit and killed by a train on a level crossing in Essex.
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BBC News: Wembley rail warning to City fans (posted at 07:00 on 04 April 2008)
A train firm urges Cardiff City fans to book early to ensure they can travel to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final.
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BBC News: Train crush man's legs amputated (posted at 00:45 on 03 April 2008)
Paramedics amputate a man's legs after they are crushed by a train at a mainline station.
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BBC News: Town welcomes first train in 40 years (posted at 16:30 on 02 April 2008)
A train has pulled in to Alloa station for the first time in 40 years as the reopening of an abandoned line approaches.
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BBC News: Boys reported for 'rail attacks' (posted at 13:15 on 02 April 2008)
Seven boys aged between 10 and 15 are reported amid claims items were thrown at trains in Elgin.
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BBC News: Two-year-old hit by train at halt (posted at 12:45 on 02 April 2008)
A two year-old boy suffers serious head injuries after he is hit by a train near Bangor.
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BBC News: Top train 'needs £500m overhaul' (posted at 21:30 on 01 April 2008)
NI Railways reveals the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise is losing money and needs a £500m overhaul.
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BBC News: Top train 'needs £500m overhaul' (posted at 19:30 on 01 April 2008)
NI Railways reveals the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise is losing money and needs a £500m overhaul.
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BBC News: Woman killed on tracks named (posted at 18:30 on 01 April 2008)
A woman who was hit and killed by a train when her foot became trapped on a level crossing in Essex is named.
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BBC News: Worker burned by cables (posted at 12:30 on 31 March 2008)
A 23-year-old man working on a rail track is burned when he comes into contact with 25,000 overhead cables.
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BBC News: High speed summer rail services (posted at 12:30 on 31 March 2008)
CrossCountry Trains is to offer a high speed summer service from Manchester and Newcastle to Newquay.
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BBC News: Passengers face rail disruption (posted at 15:30 on 29 March 2008)
Rail travellers on the two lines between Lancashire and Cumbria face repair work disruption.
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BBC News: Rail link control changes hands (posted at 12:00 on 29 March 2008)
Transport Scotland is to take over management of the £210m Glasgow Airport rail link, it is confirmed.
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BBC News: Train hits woman trapped on line (posted at 14:30 on 28 March 2008)
A woman is killed by a train after her foot becomes trapped on a level crossing in an Essex town.
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BBC News: Wall collapse led to derailment (posted at 10:45 on 28 March 2008)
A train derailment in Gloucestershire last year is attributed to a wall collapsing near the track, a report says.
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BBC News: Tube union to announce strikes (posted at 09:30 on 28 March 2008)
Strike days on the London Underground are to be confirmed by two rail unions.
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BBC News: Bus swap driver hits rail bridge (posted at 11:15 on 27 March 2008)
A bus loses most of its roof on a bridge after the driver forgets he has switched to a double decker.
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BBC News: Borders rail timetable concerns (posted at 21:00 on 26 March 2008)
An MSP raises fears about a potential three-year "gap" in plans to design and construct the Waverley line.
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BBC News: Union angry at Tube suicide film (posted at 16:45 on 26 March 2008)
A train driver's union criticises a film for the way it portrays suicides and accidental deaths on the London Underground.
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BBC News: Three rail workers' bail extended (posted at 10:15 on 26 March 2008)
Three rail workers arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over a fatal rail crash have their bail extended.
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BBC News: Train drivers back strike action (posted at 08:45 on 26 March 2008)
Passengers face disruption if a strike by train drivers goes ahead, rail operator South West Trains warns.
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BBC News: Services affected by derailment (posted at 07:45 on 26 March 2008)
Train services into Birmingham are still being disrupted after a freight train derailed.
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BBC News: Major funds required for railway (posted at 00:45 on 26 March 2008)
A heritage group is going to need thousands of pounds to keep a project to restore a railway line by three miles.
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BBC News: City route shut after derailment (posted at 18:00 on 25 March 2008)
All London Midland and Chiltern Railways trains to Birmingham Moor Street are cancelled until Thursday morning.
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BBC News: Derailed train disrupts services (posted at 14:45 on 25 March 2008)
Train services into Birmingham are disrupted by the derailment of a freight train.
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BBC News: Work 'overrun' causes rail delays (posted at 10:45 on 25 March 2008)
Rail passengers travelling from north Wales to London suffer delays caused by engineering work over-running.
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BBC News: Train hits woman on station track (posted at 16:30 on 24 March 2008)
A woman dies after she went on the track at a Glasgow station and was hit by a train.
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BBC News: Memorial game for rail death pair (posted at 11:30 on 24 March 2008)
A charity football match is held in memory of a mother and her daughter who died on a railway line.
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BBC News: Damaged railway is back on track (posted at 15:30 on 21 March 2008)
The Severn Valley Railway fully reopens after being badly hit by last summer's floods which washed away tracks.
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BBC News: Rail delays expected over Easter (posted at 04:15 on 21 March 2008)
Disruption is expected on the UK rail network over Easter as major works are carried out on key routes.
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BBC News: Flooded railway to fully reopen (posted at 12:30 on 20 March 2008)
The Severn Valley Railway is to fully reopen on Good Friday after being badly hit by floods.
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BBC News: Train drivers threaten to strike (posted at 16:45 on 19 March 2008)
Train drivers at one of the country's biggest rail operators could stage a four-day strike if pay negotiations fail.
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BBC News: Rail strike safety fears denied (posted at 14:15 on 19 March 2008)
A strike by electrical workers on the East Coast Mainline over Easter will not affect safety, rail bosses say.
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BBC News: Major works planned for rail line (posted at 10:45 on 19 March 2008)
Sections of a railway are to be closed on six separate occasions for an £8m improvement programme.
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BBC News: Cliff-side railway remains closed (posted at 08:00 on 19 March 2008)
A historic cliff-side funicular railway which was shut last year after a crash will remain closed this summer.
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BBC News: Tram-trains to get first UK trial (posted at 19:15 on 18 March 2008)
Rail passengers in Yorkshire are told they will be the first in the UK to trial a new train system.
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BBC News: Alloa rail link 'to open in May' (posted at 01:45 on 18 March 2008)
Passenger rail services to Clackmannanshire are earmarked to resume on 18 May after a break of 40 years.
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BBC News: City's £20m pool opening (posted at 09:45 on 17 March 2008)
A £20m swimming pool, which may be used to train competitors for the 2012 Olympics, is to open in Sunderland.
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BBC News: 'Super hero' train safety message (posted at 06:45 on 17 March 2008)
A campaign using 'super hero' characters begins to try to cut accidents at rail stations and on trains.
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BBC News: 800,000 train delays 'cost £1bn' (posted at 02:30 on 14 March 2008)
There were 800,000 delays on the railways in 2006/7 costing the public £1bn in lost time, according to the National Audit Office
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BBC News: Train riot football thugs jailed (posted at 19:00 on 13 March 2008)
Football thugs are jailed for taking part in a pre-planned riot on a commuter train.
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BBC News: Youth 'sped up' at rail crossing (posted at 16:00 on 13 March 2008)
A 18-year-old admits causing the deaths of two friends by driving dangerously at a level crossing.
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BBC News: East Coast rail delays continue (posted at 08:45 on 13 March 2008)
Rail passengers are again being urged to avoid the East Coast Mainline after gales brought down power cables.
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BBC News: MSPs to debate Borders rail funds (posted at 00:45 on 13 March 2008)
New funding arrangements for the Borders railway project will be debated by MSPs later.
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BBC News: Translink announces fare increase (posted at 13:00 on 12 March 2008)
Fares on buses and trains in Northern Ireland are to rise by up to 5% from later this month, Translink says.
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BBC News: Gales hit mainline rail services (posted at 09:00 on 12 March 2008)
Rail passengers are being urged to avoid the East Coast mainline as high winds cause severe delays.
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BBC News: Plans for county's airport link (posted at 18:30 on 10 March 2008)
A rail company considers introducing new services linking Shropshire with Birmingham International Airport.
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BBC News: Migrants flee en route to centre (posted at 18:30 on 10 March 2008)
Police put nine illegal immigrants on a train to go to a detention centre but none arrive.
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BBC News: Strike threat to mainline trains (posted at 17:45 on 10 March 2008)
Trains between London, Peterborough, York, Newcastle and Scotland are threatened by industrial action.
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BBC News: Bus and lorry crash under bridge (posted at 13:15 on 08 March 2008)
A lorry overturns following a collision with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London.
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BBC News: Heritage line opening is on track (posted at 10:45 on 07 March 2008)
A passenger train is to run on a restored Derbyshire railway line for the first time since 1947.
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BBC News: Fire breaks out on railway line (posted at 08:15 on 07 March 2008)
An investigation is under way into a fire on a viaduct which caused the closure of a north east rail line.
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BBC News: Officer's suicide blamed on work (posted at 17:15 on 06 March 2008)
The wife of a policeman who jumped in front of a train blames his suicide on excessive work demands put on him.
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BBC News: Plans for £150m station facelift (posted at 11:15 on 06 March 2008)
Proposals are drawn up which would see a £150m revamp at Leicester railway station.
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BBC News: Pledge to increase autism funding (posted at 17:00 on 05 March 2008)
The first minister announces an extra £300,000 to help train staff working with autism sufferers.
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BBC News: Statement due on rail line plans (posted at 00:45 on 05 March 2008)
A ministerial statement is to be made on plans to reopen the Waverley line between Edinburgh and the Borders.
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BBC News: 'Big shift' to rail urged for UK (posted at 19:15 on 04 March 2008)
The UK needs to shift much of its road traffic onto the railways to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a report urges.
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BBC News: Trail of blood found near railway (posted at 09:45 on 04 March 2008)
Police close a South Yorkshire train station to investigate a trail of blood found nearby.
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BBC News: Rail service cuts meet opposition (posted at 09:15 on 04 March 2008)
Planned cuts to rail services between Tonbridge, Redhill and Gatwick are opposed by a borough council.
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BBC News: Man hurt in rail crossing crash (posted at 09:00 on 03 March 2008)
A man is taken to hospital after a train and car collide on a level crossing in County Antrim, the police say.
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BBC News: Damaged rail line remains shut (posted at 07:45 on 02 March 2008)
The West Coast railway line, damaged when freight containers fell onto it during high winds, remains shut.
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BBC News: High winds disrupt rail services (posted at 14:15 on 01 March 2008)
Rail services across the country are disrupted after freight falls onto tracks during high winds.
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BBC News: Events mark 100 years of viaduct (posted at 13:45 on 01 March 2008)
A century of trains using Calstock viaduct is celebrated with walks, a film show and exhibitions.
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BBC News: Passengers hurt in bus accident (posted at 13:30 on 01 March 2008)
Three passengers are seriously injured in an accident involving a double decker bus taking rail travellers between two stations.
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BBC News: High winds disrupt rail services (posted at 10:30 on 01 March 2008)
Rail services across the country are disrupted after high winds blow freight onto tracks.
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BBC News: Support for St Andrews rail link (posted at 14:00 on 29 February 2008)
A survey reveals there would be overwhelming support if a rail link to St Andrews was reinstated.
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BBC News: New railway station work begins (posted at 10:15 on 29 February 2008)
Work begins on a new railway station for Corby - last served by passenger trains 18 years ago.
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BBC News: Union delays rail signal strike (posted at 09:15 on 29 February 2008)
Signal workers will hold a 24-hour strike in Lincoln several days later than planned, union leaders say.
be balloted on strike action over the possible redundancy of a senior manager.
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BBC News: Dogs trained to aid autistic kids (posted at 08:15 on 29 February 2008)
A campaign is launched to train dogs to help youngsters with autism stay safe and develop skills.
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BBC News: Train hits 4x4 on level crossing (posted at 08:15 on 28 February 2008)
Two people are injured when a train hits their 4x4 vehicle on a level crossing in Cumbria.
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BBC News: Concern over rail works deadline (posted at 23:00 on 27 February 2008)
Network Rail is concerned it will fail to meet the deadline for work on the West Coast Main Line, the BBC learns.
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BBC News: Rail firm gets new name (posted at 10:45 on 27 February 2008)
The train company providing services for the East of England is now operating under a new name.
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BBC News: Two held as train forced to stop (posted at 09:45 on 27 February 2008)
Two men are arrested after a train is forced to make an unscheduled stop and passengers are evacuated.
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BBC News: Signal box is twitchers' home (posted at 07:00 on 27 February 2008)
A Victorian railway signal box which closed more than 40 years ago opens as a hide for bird watchers.
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BBC News: Troubled train firm to spend £29m (posted at 08:15 on 26 February 2008)
First Great Western agrees to pay for better passenger compensation and extra trains after poor service and delays.
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BBC News: Fenland factory engulfed in fire (posted at 09:00 on 25 February 2008)
A fire in a factory unit in the Fens is being tackled by 14 fire crews and has led to delays on a nearby rail line.
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BBC News: Starry last night for tiny cinema (posted at 14:30 on 23 February 2008)
A 23-seat cinema in a converted train carriage is to have a star-studded film premiere for its last night.
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BBC News: Grayrigg anniversary inquiry plea (posted at 12:00 on 22 February 2008)
An MP calls for a public inquiry into the Grayrigg train crash on the eve of the first anniversary.
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BBC News: Yellow boxes calm Tube platforms (posted at 10:45 on 22 February 2008)
Road-style markings are introduced at Tube stations to stop passengers crowding around train doors.
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BBC News: Man dies after being hit by train (posted at 08:00 on 22 February 2008)
Police investigating the death of a man hit by a train say a person was seen running on the railway line.
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BBC News: Man dies after being hit by train (posted at 21:45 on 21 February 2008)
A man is killed after he was struck by a train at a station near Bridgend.
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BBC News: Gambler jailed for tracks theft (posted at 19:00 on 21 February 2008)
A Tube worker is jailed for stealing lorry loads of old railway lines and selling it to pay for his gambling addiction.
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BBC News: Inquest into train death opened (posted at 19:30 on 20 February 2008)
An inquest into the death of an 83-year-old woman killed when she was hit by a train is opened and adjourned.
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BBC News: Wrexham gets second London train (posted at 18:45 on 20 February 2008)
A new Wrexham to London rail service will be trialled at the end of the year, a train company announces.
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BBC News: Train attack youth's sentence cut (posted at 09:15 on 20 February 2008)
A youth who dropped masonry from a bridge hitting a train driver has his prison sentence cut.
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BBC News: Longer delays required for refund (posted at 07:30 on 19 February 2008)
Translink will no longer pay compensation to passengers on trains which are less than half an hour late.
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BBC News: Derailed miniature train restored (posted at 08:45 on 18 February 2008)
A miniature railway train which was involved in a collision in Kent which killed its driver is restored.
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BBC News: Hollywood ending for tiny cinema (posted at 07:30 on 18 February 2008)
A 23-seat cinema in a converted train carriage near Swansea is to close with a star-studded film premiere.
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BBC News: Station parking 'still on track' (posted at 02:45 on 16 February 2008)
A council insists that a project to install parking at Alloa's new train station will not be delayed.
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BBC News: Police name woman killed by train (posted at 15:30 on 14 February 2008)
An 83-year-old woman who died after being hit by a train on a level crossing is named by police.
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BBC News: Rail fatality hits train services (posted at 07:45 on 14 February 2008)
Police investigate the death of a man on a railway line, which causes delays and diversions for commuters.
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BBC News: Trains cancelled after rail crash (posted at 18:45 on 13 February 2008)
A train crash causes rail services between Birmingham and Coventry to be cancelled.
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BBC News: Tube driver's green light to sue (posted at 14:30 on 13 February 2008)
A train driver has been given the go-ahead to sue London Underground after developing a wrist injury.
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BBC News: Body discovered on railway line (posted at 08:30 on 13 February 2008)
A body is found on a railway line in north Kent, leading to the cancellation of train services through Meopham.
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BBC News: £598m revamp for train station (posted at 12:00 on 12 February 2008)
Birmingham New Street station is to get a £598m revamp after the government agreed to provide funding.
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BBC News: Protest over station link delay (posted at 07:00 on 12 February 2008)
A demonstration over the time it will take for a rail link between Rogerstone and Newport to open is planned.
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BBC News: MP anger at rail timetable switch (posted at 11:00 on 11 February 2008)
Proposed timetable changes to Virgin trains will be bad news for passengers in Cumbria, an MP claims.
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BBC News: Station death a 'tragic accident' (posted at 10:30 on 10 February 2008)
Police say they believe a man was accidentally killed at a railway station near Bridgend early on Saturday.
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BBC News: Six people hurt after van crashes (posted at 17:30 on 09 February 2008)
A van carrying railway detonators crashes into a double-decker bus and a car, causing injuries to six people.
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BBC News: More trains on time says operator (posted at 12:15 on 09 February 2008)
More trains are running on time since East Midlands Trains took over the franchise, the company says.
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BBC News: Man dies after being hit by train (posted at 11:30 on 09 February 2008)
The death of a man on the railway line affects services but is not suspicious, according to police.
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BBC News: Sat-navs 'harm railway bridges' (posted at 04:45 on 09 February 2008)
Damage costing millions of pounds is caused to the UK's railway infrastructure by drivers following Satellite Navigation devices.
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BBC News: Bridge restoration steams ahead (posted at 14:00 on 08 February 2008)
A historic railway bridge is to get an £85,000 facelift after a major fundraising campaign
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BBC News: Vandalism causing rail disruption (posted at 09:45 on 07 February 2008)
Vandals who cut signalling cable in Essex cause disruption and delays for passengers.
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BBC News: Fine for escaped cow on platform (posted at 15:00 on 06 February 2008)
A livestock market is fined for allowing a cow to escape into a town centre and onto a train platform.
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BBC News: Fault strands Tube passengers (posted at 12:45 on 06 February 2008)
About 450 London Underground passengers were stuck on a train for more than two hours after a train broke down.
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BBC News: Crossrail link may reach Reading (posted at 12:45 on 06 February 2008)
The £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a railway link through London may one day be extended as far as Reading.
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BBC News: Railway line to get new trains (posted at 09:45 on 06 February 2008)
New trains are set to run on the Larne to Belfast line, although they will not be in service until 2011.
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BBC News: Train service resumes 46 years on (posted at 06:45 on 06 February 2008)
A new £30m passenger train link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff opens 46 years after services were cut.
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BBC News: Bluetooth posters target visitors (posted at 00:30 on 06 February 2008)
Stirling's train station becomes the first in Scotland to communicate with commuters through Bluetooth.
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BBC News: Steam power plan for disused line (posted at 16:30 on 05 February 2008)
Plans to return steam trains to a disused railway track between England and Wales are unveiled.
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BBC News: Inspections 'miss' track faults (posted at 11:00 on 05 February 2008)
Dangerous railway track defects could be missed due to system failures, the BBC has discovered.
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BBC News: Tyre warehouse fire halts trains (posted at 04:30 on 05 February 2008)
Trains in and out of Hereford are cancelled amid fears a fire-hit building could collapse onto tracks.
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BBC News: Birthday teenager killed by train (posted at 15:00 on 04 February 2008)
A teenager who was killed by a train had been out celebrating his 17th birthday with friends, it emerges.
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BBC News: Valley train link ready to open (posted at 13:15 on 04 February 2008)
An opening date for the new £30m train service between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff is finalised after a delay.
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BBC News: Major disruption to rail services (posted at 13:00 on 02 February 2008)
Train services on both sides of the Humber are disrupted over the weekend by engineering works.
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BBC News: Trains back on track after crash (posted at 11:15 on 02 February 2008)
Rail services across the East Midlands return to normal after a train crash in Leicestershire.
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BBC News: Driver injured in train accident (posted at 08:00 on 01 February 2008)
A train driver is injured and services are disrupted when a lorry hits a footbridge in Leicestershire.
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BBC News: Historic rail carriage unveiled (posted at 17:15 on 30 January 2008)
A replica of a railway carriage, which Queen Victoria travelled in, arrives in Ballater.
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BBC News: Second landslip caused rail delay (posted at 17:00 on 30 January 2008)
Rail services between Bristol Parkway and Swindon return to normal after a second landslip within a week.
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BBC News: Firm vows to tackle 'slow' trains (posted at 11:15 on 30 January 2008)
Arriva Cross Country says it is aiming to improve punctuality on its Birmingham-to-Nottingham route.
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BBC News: Overflowing sewage closes tunnel (posted at 07:15 on 30 January 2008)
A former railway tunnel converted to carry traffic underneath Caernarfon is regularly closed by sewage overflows.
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BBC News: MSPs hear railway station pleas (posted at 21:00 on 29 January 2008)
Campaigners hoping to see an old railway station reopened have their demands heard at the Scottish Parliament.
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BBC News: Spare vehicle delay for rail link (posted at 11:45 on 29 January 2008)
The full roll-out of a new rail service between north-east England and London is delayed.
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BBC News: Light-rail system 'within years' (posted at 08:15 on 29 January 2008)
Conor Murphy says he hopes work on a light-rail system for Belfast will be begin before he leaves office.
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BBC News: Crackdown on railway metal thefts (posted at 17:30 on 28 January 2008)
Scrap metal dealers are urged by police to look out for cables stolen from railways.
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BBC News: Fare strikes target rail services (posted at 04:45 on 28 January 2008)
Rail commuters are going on "fares strike" to protest about prices, overcrowding and unreliability.
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BBC News: Rail fare strike support growing (posted at 16:45 on 27 January 2008)
More rail commuters are expected to join a second fare strike in protest at the state of First Great Western services.
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BBC News: Inquiry after man's bridge fall (posted at 15:00 on 27 January 2008)
Police try to establish how a man who fell from Wirral ended up in a freight train wagon in the Peak District.
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BBC News: Repaired landslip signals tested (posted at 13:15 on 26 January 2008)
Tests are carried out this weekend on a rail signalling system damaged by a landslip last week.
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BBC News: Man 'falls off bridge into wagon' (posted at 11:45 on 26 January 2008)
A man is in hospital after falling into a coal wagon on a moving freight train in Derbyshire.
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BBC News: Cambrian steam service expansion (posted at 11:15 on 25 January 2008)
An old-fashioned train service in mid and north Wales is extended again after visitors flocked to steam travel.
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BBC News: Delays continue on landslip line (posted at 09:45 on 25 January 2008)
First Great Western rail services resume after a landslip on the Bristol to Swindon line, but disruptions continue.
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BBC News: £5K reward for derail information (posted at 13:00 on 24 January 2008)
Police urge the community to help catch those responsible for the attempted derailment of a train.
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BBC News: Landslip closes part of rail line (posted at 12:15 on 24 January 2008)
A major landslip closes the main railway line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway stations.
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BBC News: Rail engineers 'did not turn up' (posted at 08:00 on 24 January 2008)
A rail boss admits he does not know why specialist workers failed to turn up to the West Coast Mainline over New Year.
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BBC News: Troubled train firm comes in last (posted at 05:15 on 24 January 2008)
Train operator First Great Western comes bottom of a passenger satisfaction league table.
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BBC News: Station revamp plans on display (posted at 14:15 on 23 January 2008)
A public consultation begins on plans for the redevelopment of one of London's busiest railway stations.
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BBC News: Train operator sorry for service (posted at 12:15 on 22 January 2008)
A train company doubles the compensation it will pay season ticket holders after it failed to meet its targets.
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BBC News: Flooding travel chaos set to ease (posted at 05:15 on 22 January 2008)
Flooding chaos which forced the closure of key rail and road routes in northern England is set to ease.
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BBC News: Fans fined for offensive chants (posted at 14:45 on 21 January 2008)
Four Hearts fans who were arrested for singing offensive football songs on a train are fined in court.
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BBC News: Main rail line closed by floods (posted at 12:00 on 21 January 2008)
The West Coast Mainline is closed between Lancaster and Preston due to flooding.
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BBC News: Firefighters fight huge tyre fire (posted at 23:15 on 20 January 2008)
Four hundred tonnes of tyres are on fire in a field in Lanarkshire, posing a threat to overhead railway cables.
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BBC News: Station closed in hunt for killer (posted at 12:00 on 20 January 2008)
Police hunting for a convicted killer who escaped during a hospital visit close a railway station during a search.
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BBC News: Minor landslide onto rail tracks (posted at 16:30 on 19 January 2008)
Poor weather conditions are blamed for a small landslide onto rail tracks in the south Wales valleys.
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BBC News: Unions welcome daily trains call (posted at 15:45 on 19 January 2008)
Network Rail plans to allow trains to run every day of the year, its chief executive Iain Coucher says.
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BBC News: Lightning delays train services (posted at 12:30 on 18 January 2008)
Passengers face delays after a railway station was struck by lightning.
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BBC News: Lack of road markings criticised (posted at 11:00 on 18 January 2008)
Taxi drivers in Chester say the lack of road markings outside the redeveloped railway station is "an accident waiting to happen".
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BBC News: Woman hit by train seriously hurt (posted at 09:45 on 18 January 2008)
An investigation is under way after a woman is seriously hurt when she was hit by a train.
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BBC News: Report over New Year rail delays (posted at 09:30 on 18 January 2008)
A report is due to be published over rail delays which disrupted thousands of journeys at the New Year.
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BBC News: Station car park charges rejected (posted at 16:30 on 17 January 2008)
A plan to introduce a parking charge at four railway stations are thrown out after criticism.
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BBC News: Passengers hurt as trains collide (posted at 18:00 on 16 January 2008)
Several passengers are injured after a train collides with stationary carriages at Glasgow Central station.
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BBC News: Second train fare strike planned (posted at 08:15 on 16 January 2008)
Commuters using First Great Western trains call a second fare strike for 28 January.
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BBC News: Planned rail strike cancelled (posted at 17:15 on 15 January 2008)
A planned 48-hour strike by rail guards at rail operator First Great Western is suspended.
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BBC News: Fine for Henson's train friends (posted at 13:00 on 14 January 2008)
Three friends of Wales rugby star Gavin Henson are fined £400 each for rowdy behaviour on a train.
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BBC News: Hopes up to avert railway strike (posted at 12:00 on 12 January 2008)
Hopes of averting a 48-hour strike by rail guards at First Great Western are raised after talks.
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BBC News: Probe into police rail girl hunt (posted at 11:00 on 12 January 2008)
A police watchdog has launched an inquiry into why it took two weeks to locate the body of a missing teenager.
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BBC News: Flooding brings more travel chaos (posted at 17:00 on 11 January 2008)
Thousands of train passengers areaffected by floods across the West Country.
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BBC News: Heavy rain causes rail disruption (posted at 16:00 on 11 January 2008)
Trains between south Wales and London Paddington are disrupted due to flooding on the line near Swindon.
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BBC News: Star Henson will not face court (posted at 16:00 on 11 January 2008)
Wales rugby star Gavin Henson will not face court action over alleged rowdy behaviour on a train.
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BBC News: Disruption after train derailment (posted at 09:15 on 11 January 2008)
There is disruption on the main Dublin to Belfast rail service after a freight train derails in County Dublin.
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