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athrooms on the Caledonian Sleeper were left without water after the wrong kind of bleach was used to clean them, it emerged. All 75 carriages in the fleet, which cost £150 million, were affected when the wrong kind of chemical was used to clean en-suite toilets, basins and showers.
Boris Johnson hatches plan to devolve rail power to the north
Boris Johnson is preparing to hand leaders in the north responsibility for train services as part of a big industry shakeup. Two struggling rail franchises, Northern and the Transpennine Express, are to be devolved to a new body that would be similar to Transport for London in the capital.
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- London's abandoned underground – in picturesLondon has been shaped by its railways, ever since the Metropolitan opened as the world’s first underground line in 1863. As the network grew, old stations, tunnels, entrances, passageways and shafts were left behind
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- Caledonian Sleeper passengers left without water in the bathrooms after cleaners used the wrong kind of bleach [subscription]athrooms on the Caledonian Sleeper were left without water after the wrong kind of bleach was used to clean them, it emerged. All 75 carriages in the fleet, which cost £150 million, were affected when the wrong kind of chemical was used to clean en-suite toilets, basins and showers.
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- Boris Johnson hatches plan to devolve rail power to the northBoris Johnson is preparing to hand leaders in the north responsibility for train services as part of a big industry shakeup. Two struggling rail franchises, Northern and the Transpennine Express, are to be devolved to a new body that would be similar to Transport for London in the capital.
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- Pensioners booted off train and abandoned 160 miles from home by jobsworth conductorSheila and John McEwan, who are in their 70s, had valid first-class tickets for their journey from Glasgow to Durham with London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)
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- Oops, wrong cleaner damages Caledonian Sleeper's on-board toiletsWater pipes on the Caledonian Sleeper’s £150 million fleet were seriously damaged - after the wrong type of chemical was used to clean them.
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- Travel times ‘will be halved’ under HS2 hub rethinkJOURNEY times between major Midlands cities and the north of England could be slashed under ‘game-changing’ proposals for HS2.
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- New plans for 33 minute direct rail link from Nottingham to Birmingham revealedMidlands Connect will present its proposals for the changes to the Birmingham to Nottingham route to the HS2 Oakervee review
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- Proposed enhancements to Leeds to Leicester HS2 services make sense for the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands EngineYou would be very hard-pressed to find any regular rail commuter in and out of Leeds that might come close to agreeing that everything on the trains is rosy.
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- Crowdfunding campaign launched to extend Borders Railway to CarlisleAN AMBITIOUS crowdfunding campaign has been launched to bring plans to extend the Borders Railway to Carlisle to fruition.
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- Commuters could feel the squeeze as trains sent to South Wales to ease overcrowdingTwo carriage trains could be replaced with diesel units that consist of just one carriage
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- Transport for Wales could use new trains on Heart of Wales LineTransport for Wales (TfW) has confirmed it is "exploring future options" to run new trains on the Heart of Wales Railway Line.
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- Scottish government unveils railway decarbonisation plansScottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed plans to decarbonise Scotland’s railways as she set out her government’s priorities over the next year.
- HS2 review to consider changes north of BirminghamThe government-ordered Oakervee review is to rule on proposed changes to the northern section of High Speed 2 (HS2) tabled by Midlands Connect.
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- New fleet on the horizon for Hull TrainsLouise Cheeseman, managing director of Hull Trains, describes how a new fleet of rolling stock looks set to revolutionise the operator and their service.
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- Crossrail asks for TfL’s help in getting firms to prioritise work on late-running railway Scheme’s bosses worried about productivity of tier two contractors
- Rail passengers fined 'because ticket machine queues are too long'Northern Rail said the facility is working efficiently
- Midlands Connect's HS2 rethink plans to link Birmingham and Nottingham city centresRegional transport body is hoping to convince the Department for Transport to revamp its plans for East Midlands Hub to enable direct services between the two city Midlands centres
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