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School trips by train instead of coach could benefit budgets

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September 30, 2024
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To save money on school trips, train operator Northern has suggested that schools should “Give up the coach and try us instead”.

Additional trains to operate for Great North Run

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September 4, 2024
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Operator LNER has scheduled five extra trains for Sunday, 8 September, in order to help runners and supporters reach the Great North Run.

Yorkshire train cleaners go on strike

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July 19, 2024
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The RMT Union says that its members, who are cleaners at Hitachi Rail in Doncaster, are on strike today after rejecting the latest pay offer.

New look trains for East Midlands Railway passengers

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July 16, 2024
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Class 158 & 170 Diesel Multiple Units are set for refurbishment

More ‘Secret Fare’ train tickets for TransPennine Express passengers

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July 11, 2024
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TransPennine Express extends routes available for Secret Fare savings.

Blue Peter steam locomotive set for Yorkshire visit this Saturday

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July 11, 2024
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LNER A2 No. 60532 Blue Peter is set to visit Yorkshire this Saturday (13th July) as part of a private charter.

Special trains to celebrate 50 years of Yorkshire Power Station

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July 9, 2024
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To celebrate 50 years since Drax power station opened the Branch Line Society is to run three special charter trains around the Drax power station site.

Special trains to celebrate 50 years of Yorkshire Power Station

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July 9, 2024
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To celebrate 50 years since Drax power station opened the Branch Line Society is to run three special charter trains around the Drax power station site.

‘Cooling Tower Choppers’ charter celebrates power generation this August

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July 9, 2024
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A special Class 20-hauled freight line charter will run in August to mark fifty years of power generation at Drax power station.

New intermodal: London Gateway – Doncaster

Simon Walton
June 3, 2024
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The UK rail freight industry is never slow to promote a new service. This case is no exception. Freightliner has added a new daily intermodal working, taking containers from London to Yorkshire. The round trip connects two expanding freight terminals: London Gateway and Doncaster Railport. Freightliner, the British operator, has already stated its intent to…