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Several newly-elected Labour MPs have criticised the reliability of train services after suffering disruption during journeys to take their seats in the House of Commons. The politicians posted on social media about their disrupted journeys as they travel to London ahead of the Parliament sitting on Tuesday for the first time since the General Election.…

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Music fans travelling to Glastonbury Festival by train on Thursday have been warned they could face disruptions.

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Train cancellations in England and Wales have risen by 8% in the past year, latest figures show. The equivalent of 249,133 trains were cancelled in the year to the end of March, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data, an average of 681 every day. During the previous 12 months, the total was…

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Avanti West Coast said passengers can now travel to Keswick with a single ticket, despite the town not having a railway station. Keswick has been added to train journey planners in an effort to encourage tourists to travel car-free, with passengers able to buy a single ticket covering travel by train and bus to and…

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No mainline train services are able to enter or leave London’s Euston station on Wednesday morning due to a fatality on tracks in Hertfordshire. National Rail Enquiries said the incident is affecting passengers travelling with Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway and Southern. Disruption is expected to continue until 10am. British Transport Police said it…

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A “do not travel” alert has been issued following the derailment of a freight train on a major route between England and Scotland. Services are being cancelled and delayed due to the incident, which took place on the West Coast Main Line between Carlisle and Oxenholme Lake District on Wednesday night, National Rail Enquiries said.…

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Thousands of train passengers are suffering disruption as a major line between England and Scotland is closed due to flooding.

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