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Category: World

Union petitions for emergency funding for Eurostar

9th February 2021 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World
Eurostar train

Rail unions are stepping up their campaign for financial help to secure the future of Eurostar, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Eurostar: UK government ‘must commit to supporting rail firm’

21st January 2021 Sam Hewitt News, World
Eurostar train

The UK and French governments must make a joint commitment to support Eurostar during the pandemic, according to the Transport Select Committee chairman.

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Stonehaven derailment: Line to reopen next week

30th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World
Stonehaven derailment scene. Photo: Network Rail

The railway line between Aberdeen and Dundee is due to reopen next week after a fatal crash near Stonehaven.

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Stonehaven report: Climate change impact on railways ‘accelerating’

10th September 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World
Stonehaven derailment scene. Photo: Network Rail

A report into the Stonehaven derailment has found that the impact of severe weather events due to climate change is “accelerating faster than our assumptions”.

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Stonehaven train derailment: What do we know?

13th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World

The driver of the train and a train conductor – named locally as Brett McCullough and Donald Dinnie – are among those confirmed to have died in the incident by the British Transport Police, while another passenger has also passed away.

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Three people – including driver – confirmed dead after train derails near Stonehaven

12th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World
The scene near Stonehaven. Photo: STV News

Emergency services are dealing with a derailed train near Stonehaven.

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Two killed and several injured after Sydney to Melbourne train derails

20th February 2020 Shannon Butcher News, World

Two people have been killed and several more injured after an XPT train derailed close to Melbourne, Australia.

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Eurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train

14th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, World
Eurostar

Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary and will plant a tree for every service it runs.

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Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

24th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, News, World

Rail enthusiast or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

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