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Histoire du système ferroviaire britannique

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:00:00 GMT

L'annonce du nouveau gouvernement travailliste concernant la renationalisation du réseau ferroviaire britannique d'ici cinq ans entraînera la création de Great British Railways et permettra, selon le ...


How is Shadow Great British Railways shaping up?

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:00 GMT

In September, the government said Great British Railways would be established in ‘shadow’ form. Paul Clifton finds out what the industry thinks of it so far ...


Network Rail boss knighted despite catalogue of delays and safety failures

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:30:00 GMT

Andrew Haines joined organisation in 2018, but in past four years delays have risen from 9.2m minutes to 15.2m minutes per year ...


Locos sound their whistles for British Isles-wide rail celebration

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:47:00 GMT

The steam railway joined heritage lines across the British Isles for a ‘Whistle Up’ when locomotive whistles and horns were sounded at noon. This year marks 200th anniversary of the birth of the ...


Swanage Railway to open 2025 season with four historic locomotives

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:03:00 GMT

Next weekend in January, the Swanage Railway is to hold a ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend starring four historic locomotives from the 1890s to the 1960s.


High-speed rail plans leave 'South West with slower trains'

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:52:00 GMT

The development of the Old Oak Common station, designed to integrate with High Speed 2 (HS2), was heralded as a step toward transforming British rail. But for millions in the west of England and south ...


The Great British rail replacement rip off: passengers to pay £90 for bus journeys

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:36:00 GMT

While passengers will be eligible for partial refunds due to delays, a full-price ticket will still be required to board the bus ...


Pictures from the Past: Cornwall's railways prior to the Beeching Axe

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:01:00 GMT

However, despite the attempts of the Modernisation plan of 1955, by the early 1960’s, British Railways was making significant losses, leading to the Conservative government of the day instructing Dr ...