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TRAM-TRAIN MAKES PASSENGER DEBUT

THE STADLER Citylink tram-train carried its first passengers...

BATTLE IN THE NORTH EAST

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SOUTHEASTERN GETS ‘377s’ FROM GTR

SOUTHEASTERN IS receiving 17x4-car Class 377 EMUs released by...

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Welcoming young people: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling (centre)...

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CENTRAL LINE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

NEW TRACTION AND IMPROVED INTERIORS ARE COMING TO 1992 STOCK...

LATE READING CLOSURE FOR ELECTRIFICATION WORKS

On the weekend of 14 and 15 October, just prior to the introduction...

VTEC auctions First Class seats

VIRGIN TRAINS East Coast has partnered with Seatfrog to launch...

PASSENGER JOURNEYS TUMBLE

Passenger numbers falling: the concourse at Waterloo on 16 August...

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