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- London Underground usage regularly reaches 50% of pre-Covid levelsPassenger numbers continue to rise on London's transport system following the Covid crisis.
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- Ministers urged to ‘put an end’ to HS2 doubtsMINISTERS have been urged by a business organisation to “put an end to any lingering uncertainty” over HS2.
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- Train and bus replacements: Northern on August bank holidayNORTHERN has urged customers travelling during the August bank holiday weekend to
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- Barnsley council buys land to build new Penistone station park and rideIt could be the solution to parking problems for commuters at the railway station
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- RMT threatens national industrial action over service cuts The RMT says it is adopting a 'war-footing' in its 'campaign against a cynical and opportunist wave of post-Covid cuts to jobs and services on Britain's railways'. The union is predicting that service reductions planned by ScotRail and South Western Railway 'are set to be mirrored across the network'. RMT general secretary said: 'It is crystal clear that the planned cutbacks on both ScotRail and South Western Railway are just the tip of the iceberg.'
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