In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snowfall, leaving passengers asking the question: Why does snow stop trains running?
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Train passengers face largest fares rise in nine years
Train passengers will be hit with the largest fares rise in nearly a decade next year.
Read moreTransport Secretary refuses to rule out 3.8% rail fare rise
The Transport Secretary did not rule out increasing rail fares by 3.8% when challenged by Labour in the Commons.
Read moreRail firms still facing staff shortages despite emergency measures on self-isolation
Companies will still face staff shortages and lost revenue because of the number of workers having to self-isolate despite emergency measures.
Read moreNational Railway Museum & Locomotion welcome first visitors of the year
The National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon have reopened for the first time this year.
Read moreUK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Should essential transport workers be next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations? Plus, rail passengers are being urged to check their journeys as timetables are cut following lockdown measures.
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This week came the announcement that rail fares will once again rise in March 2021, the first rise above inflation for the first time since 2013.
Read moreTransport Secretary urges people to consider avoiding Christmas travel
People should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s “limitations”, Transport Secretary Grants Shapps has said.
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This week, new figures reveal the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK railway, as passenger numbers fall to the lowest since the 1850s.
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