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This report is from this week's CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday ... Some 31 years after they were privatized, ...
The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children ...
The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children ...
A book celebrating 200 years of the modern railway has been created with the help of local schools ... Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railways. 28 May 2025. Share Save. Lewis Adams. BBC ...
The HS2 high-speed rail line was supposed to re-energize the UK. Instead, controversy, astronomical costs and downsizing have left it struggling for support.
A railway bridge described as having "more than nine lives" has been named the most struck in Britain. Network Rail said the structure in Stuntney Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire was Britain's "most ...
In 1825, the world’s first passenger train went into service in northern England. It heralded the start of a railway age that transformed the country’s economy by slashing journey times ...
Britain’s biggest railway academy opens today with the promise of 500 jobs for new apprentices. The Transport, Rail and Infrastructure Academy (TRIA), in what was once the heartbeat of the ...
The U.K.’s biggest rail strike in decades brought trains across the country to a halt. The company operating Britain’s massive railway network is withholding bonuses from as many as 20,000 ...
British commuter train operator South Western Railway faces a strike ballot by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association in the latest escalation of disputes over pay and jobs across ...
Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railways. Lewis Adams - BBC News, East of England. May 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM. Copied; ...