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When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe. CBC | World News
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Rail passengers in England to get GPS-tracked app instead of tickets in new trial
Rail passengers in the trial will use an app which will track them on their journey and automatically charge them at the end of the day Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Network Rail staff receive £165million in bonuses despite service delays and safety issues
Network Rail staff have pocketed £165million in bonus payments during the past three years – despite overseeing a service plagued by delays. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Russia economy meltdown as top firm ‘loses £290m’ and rail shipments plummet
Before Vladimir Putin’s disastrous war in Ukraine, the company operated the world’s largest fleet of Aframax-class tankers and owned 10 icebreakers. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Two thirds of rail passengers oppose full nationalisation of the UK network – here’s why
A new study has found that more than two thirds of rail passengers are against the full nationalisation of the UK’s train network – here’s why Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Network Rail tells staff to say ‘pregnant person’ not woman and stop saying ‘passengers’
A language handbook for Network Rail workers is instructing them to stop using the word ‘passenger’, with the rather confusing aim of putting ‘passengers first’ Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Norfolk Southern rail co., Ohio town announce final settlement over derailment, toxic burn
The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $ 22 million US settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. CBC | World News
Read More »Safety Thirst? Low-alcohol beer introduced on UK rail line after spike in drunk passengers
Intoxicated customers have been causing trouble, so action has been taken to ensure fewer incidents. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Roof collapse at Serbian rail station kills 14
A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 14 people with more feared buried under the rubble, officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »Network Rail ‘cyber vandal’ attack sparks debate on safety of public WiFi
London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central and numerous other UK stations were among those impacted by a ‘cyber vandalism’ incident. Daily Express :: News Feed
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