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Sam Hewitt
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Around 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze close to Elephant and Castle station which caused a large plume of smoke to billow over south London.
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This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
An attempt to break the 36-year-old record for the fastest rail journey between London and Glasgow has failed.
Network Rail have announced a partnership with Porterbrook to showcase Britain’s low-carbon train technology at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
Passenger numbers on Britain’s railways in 2020/21 reached the lowest level in at least 150 years, new figures show.
Transport for London (TfL) has agreed a third Government bailout to keep services running amid the collapse in demand for travel during the pandemic.
Britain’s best magazine for news and views from across the national railway network, Rail Express, sees Mark Simmons take up the position of editor.
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