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Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled (www.bbc.co.uk)
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DLR to Thamesmead approved says Mayor - Murky Depths (www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk)
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Formula 1 tech used to improve train Wi-Fi on GWR - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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End of an era as Manea semaphore signals are taken down (www.bbc.co.uk)
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The lever-controlled semaphore signals at Manea are thought to have been the last in use in the East.

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Railways: Firms develop new tech to electrify trains (www.bbc.com)
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Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031 (www.theguardian.com)
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South Western Railway losing £45.5m revenue from fare evasion (www.bbc.com)
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Ctrl Alt Deleaf wins public vote to name track cleaning train (www.bbc.com)
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Back to the future for England's railways? (www.bbc.com)
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Celebrating 200 years since the world's first passenger railway journey in England (youtu.be)
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Thousands of people have gathered in north-east England to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.Locomotion No. 1 became a monumental innovat...

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80 per cent of rail journeys under public ownership by next year (www.devonlive.com)
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The small English town that changed global travel (www.bbc.com)
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Yorkshire heritage railway volunteers say preservation is 'vital' (www.bbc.com)
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Trainspotters issued warning ahead of restored replica’s journey (www.independent.co.uk)
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Don’t get in the first-ever-passenger-train’s way, nerds!

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Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways - Series 1: 1. The Day That Changed the World (www.bbc.co.uk)
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200 years tomorrow!!!

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[The West Highland Line] British rail service named the most scenic train ride in the world (www.timeout.com)
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First-ever train from Weardale, County Durham to Edinburgh (www.thenorthernecho.co.uk)
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Really enjoy Stourbridge Branch Line! (piefed.social)
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The driver once invited me to see the control panel and a cab view!
It's tiny but enjoyable!

Stourbridge Bridge Line Train Picture

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Cut price train tickets across UK set to mark 200 years since the rail revolution (www.mirror.co.uk)
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The Mirror joined a beautiful replica of Locomotion No.1 - which made the historic first ever steam trip was on Sept 27, 1825 - with exciting plans to celebrate the birth of the railway.

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HS2 was doomed to be a mess, say insiders (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Miniature railway installed in Glenfield tunnel (www.bbc.co.uk)
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It has allowed passengers to ride through the tunnel for the first time in almost 100 years.

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Supporter rail service launched for Man Utd game (www.arsenal.com)
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A vintage ride on the British Isles' only electric mountain railway (www.bbc.co.uk)
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(Technically not UK but seems to fit here)

The Snaefell Mountain Railway reveals the Isle of Man's forgotten tourism boom – and serves as a gateway to the seven mythological kingdoms.

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New trains on London’s Bakerloo line could arrive much sooner than expected (www.timeout.com)
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Exclusive: TfL sells sponsorship rights to whole Tube line in lucrative rebrand deal (www.standard.co.uk)
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Is it April already?

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