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Two trains are stationery in front of the buffers at Liverpool Lime Street station. There is a Class 390 and Class 350.

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0.9% Fare Increase for Railcard Users from September 15

A closer look at train fares with a Railcard discount for 14 and 15 September 2024 reveals a subtle but important change. On Saturday, they're one price, but on Sunday they're another price — slightly more expensive, in fact. And no, this is not to do with

Early in the morning, at sunrise, the European Sleeper night train is stationary at Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

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European Sleeper: New Brussels to Venice Night Train From 2025

Twenty months after first taking to the rails between Brussels and Berlin, European Sleeper have announced a new night train service to add to their portfolio from 2025. The new route — Brussels to Venice, via the Alps — will take passengers from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, stopping at a

Three trains from the UK, North America, and Germany (L-R) run on parallel rails.

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Train Sim World 5 Arrives on 17 September

Train Sim World developer Dovetail Games yesterday announced the fifth instalment of their train simulation series, with routes, locomotives, and a new conductor mode, amongst other minor changes. The game is now available for pre-order, and will release on PC (Epic Games, Steam, Xbox App), PlayStation (PS4, PS5), and Xbox

A short train — the class 484 — runs along tracks elevated over the water. Great Britain can be seen in the distance.

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Island Line to Close this Autumn for Major Engineering Works

Island Line, which operates services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin stations on the Isle of Wight, is set to undergo a series of closures for vital maintenance in the latter half of this year and into spring 2025. The work will take place in two stages. The whole line

The class 805 travels along a costal railway track under a clear sky. It has a teal and white livery with accents of orange.

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Avanti West Coast Class 805s Enter Service

Yesterday (2 June 2024), new timetables were rolled out across the network by train operating companies. For Avanti West Coast, this also meant the introduction of their new class 805 'Evero' bi-mode multiple units (BMUs). These train sets will be replacing the ageing class 221 'Super Voyagers&

A white covering on the head rest of a deep blue seat reads "Standard Premium" in teal font.

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Three Years of Standard Premium on Avanti West Coast

In 2021, Avanti West Coast (the train operating company running intercity services along the West Coast Main Line) took a new approach to train tickets, introducing a new tier between standard and first class: standard premium. Fast-forward back to 2024, that was three years ago, and over 2.5 million

A blue and white footbridge is lowered by a crane (out of frame) between two sets of stairs.

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New Footbridge, Lifts Installed at Dumfries Station

On Saturday 13 April, (and through the night) Network Rail engineers installed lifts and a new footbridge at Dumfries railway station in the south of Scotland. This followed the removal of the old footbridge on 16 December 2023. The work is part of a £3.6 million investment in the

An aerial view of the historic, concrete Glenfinnan viaduct amid autumn-coloured foliage in a hilly landscape.

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£3.4 Million Investment Secured for Glenfinnan Viaduct

Network Rail has announced a £3.4 million investment in the maintenance of the Glenfinnan viaduct in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Repairs on the 123-year-old stretch of track will commence later this month (April 2024). Depicted in film and television series, including most notably in the Harry Potter franchise, the viaduct has

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