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Thieves steal box of roll up cigarette paper in County Derry burglary

Police are appealing for information following a report of a burglary within a premises at Railway Place, Coleraine. It was reported to police that a premises was broken into sometime between 4.30pm on Monday, 28th March and 8.30am on Tuesday, 29th ...

29 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Grant Shapps: We aim to silence ‘endless torrent’ of train announcements

The “endless torrent” of announcements on trains will be scrapped, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. He has pledged to launch a “bonfire of the banalities” to make rail journeys in England quieter. But a rail industry source told the PA ...

21 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Train timetables slashed due to pandemic staff shortages

Hundreds of daily trains are being removed from timetables in an attempt to improve reliability following weeks of short notice cancellations. At least eight operators have either already reduced frequencies on many routes or will do so in the ...

31 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Train drivers to strike over pay

Train drivers at eight rail companies are to stage a 24-hour Saturday strike later this month in pay disputes, threatening more disruption to services. Members of Aslef at Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Great Western, ...

14 Jul 2022 at 19:08

Delays on the railways could be caused by solar storms, say scientists

UK scientists have claimed some train delays could be caused by “space weather” after they found solar storms have caused malfunctions in railway signalling systems. Research from Lancaster University will be presented this week claiming ...

13 Jul 2022 at 20:37

The Open: Golf fans told to avoid railways when considering travel plans

Thousands of golf fans have been urged to avoid Scotland’s railways when travelling to St Andrews for The Open as ScotRail’s limited timetable could see spectators stranded. Some 290,000 people are expected to travel to the 150th Open, ...

05 Jul 2022 at 18:20

Vintage clothing enthusiast crowned Hobby Hero in national competition

A vintage clothing enthusiast whose pastime is to dress in 1940s outfits has been crowned Eventbrite’s Hobby Hero in a national competition. Teresa Fisher, 50, from Stone in Staffordshire, dresses as a 1940s “promenader” with her ...

01 Aug 2022 at 06:59

Horse Racing

Crispy Cat hunting Railway compensation after luckless Ascot run

Crispy Cat bids to bank swift compensation for his luckless run at Royal Ascot in the GAIN Railway Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday. Following successive runner-up finishes in Listed company in May, the Ardad colt stepped up to ...

24 Jun 2022 at 14:47

Horse Racing

Shartash strikes Railway Stakes gold for Murtagh

Johnny Murtagh rode many major winners in the famous Aga Khan colours and trained his first one for the prominent owner as Shartash showed a blistering turn of foot to win the GAIN Railway Stakes at the Curragh. Murtagh spoke ...

25 Jun 2022 at 16:59

Grant Shapps must find ‘political willing’ to end rail dispute – Jenny Gilruth

Grant Shapps has been urged to find the “political willing” to bring an end to the rail dispute causing mass disruption across the network, as bosses at ScotRail warned travellers that services will be impacted until Sunday. ...

21 Jun 2022 at 15:25

Port of Felixstowe workers to strike for eight days over pay dispute

Workers at the port of Felixstowe are to strike for eight days later this month in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite will walk out on August 21 after talks at the conciliation service Acas failed to resolve the row. ...

05 Aug 2022 at 20:22

Football fans left queuing at Nottingham railway station ahead of play-off final

Hundreds of football fans were stuck queuing near Nottingham railway station as they struggled to get to London for the Championship play-off final. Nottingham Forest are taking on Huddersfield Town at Wembley. Fans ...

29 May 2022 at 18:51

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