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Rail accident investigators issue warning over sensors on landslide monitors

Inquiry into recent Avanti West Coast train derailment in Cumbria finds sensors may not work if landslips happen quickly

The Guardian - UK

Waterloo train station closes for Christmas but will be reopen for New Year's Eve fireworks

No trains in or out of UK’s second busiest station from December 25-28, then limited service until January 5

Evening Standard

Christmas getaway traffic expected to hit all-time high

A total of 37.5 million leisure trips by car are planned between Wednesday and Christmas Eve, the RAC estimated.

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The rail, road, flight and ferry travel chaos you need to know about this Christmas

Worst rail disruption is on CrossCountry Trains through Birmingham, while easyJet passengers from Tenerife are scrambling to return to Manchester after flight cancellation

The Independent UK

Dire warning for motorists as Christmas 2025 expected to be busiest ever on UK roads

Friday predicted to be the busiest day on the roads - with 24.4 vehicles set to travel

The Independent UK

‘Squeaky bum time’ as Great Britain’s new rail timetable goes live this weekend

More trains, faster journeys and better reliability promised – but spectre of great timetable fiasco of 2018 looms large

The Guardian - UK

South London train station wins award after being restored to its art deco glory in stunning makeover

The transformation was completed in September this year and has been officially recognised with a National Heritage Railway Award

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Manchester to London ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after U-turn

The decision to run it without passengers was criticised by Avanti West Coast and the transport secretary

The Independent UK

U-turn on Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston 'ghost train' plan

The ORR has decided against the timetable change, which was supposed to take effect in mid-December, after receiving feedback

Evening Standard

The story behind the ‘ghost train that never was’ from Manchester to London

After Manchester-London ‘no passengers’ U-turn, who calls the shots on which rail services can run?

The Independent UK

Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision

Avanti service was to have been axed from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston

The Guardian - UK

Avanti to run Manchester to London morning commuter train without passengers after watchdog refuses to let them sell tickets for it

Rail firm Avanti said it was ‘disappointed’ by the watchdog’s decision

Evening Standard

Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers

Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel

The Guardian - UK

Dramatic new cut-price vision for Liverpool Street station ditches 19-storey tower block plan

Award-winning architects responsible for transformation of King’s Cross station propose alternative scheme for UK’s busiest train station

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'Major Disruption' Warns Network Rail: Glasgow Trains Cancelled Until End Of Day

Major travel chaos at Glasgow Central after overhead lines were damaged. Thousands of Glasgow Trains Cancelled and delayed, hitting cross-border routes. Find out how to claim compensation.

The Independent UK

These are the busiest rail travel days you need to avoid this festive season

Passengers can enjoy an uncrowded trip on 24 and 31 December as well as New Year’s Day – as long as the line is open

Evening Standard

Controversial Liverpool Street station redevelopment decision delayed until next year

Further details added to redevelopment plans that include 19-storey tower over UK’s busiest station

Evening Standard

Sheriff’s apology as she says inquiry venue to be fixed as soon as possible

Sheriff Lesley Johnston said there is a ‘lot of work’ going on to determine the venue for the Stonehaven rail crash FAI.

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Evening Standard

'They are blaming my son': Parents of boy hit by train at pedestrian crossing slam 'distracted by phone' report finding

Jaiden Shehata, 11, was struck by a train as he walked to school near Kenley, south London, on January 23

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Major south London train station to be transformed in bid to tackle overcrowding

Wandsworth Council has shortlisted three options to improve Clapham Junction station, one of the UK’s busiest

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Engineers move derailed Avanti West Coast train

The 11-carriage train came off the tracks on the West Coast Main Line near Shap, Cumbria, at about 6.15am on Monday.

Evening Standard

Train horror: Schoolboy killed on level crossing in south London was 'probably distracted by mobile phone video'

Investigation finds six ‘near misses’ had been documented at the same crossing in the previous five years

The Independent UK

Investigation claims boy hit by train at crossing ‘was distracted by phone’

The site does not have warning lights or barriers

Evening Standard

Boy who died after being hit by train at crossing ‘was distracted by phone’

Jaiden Shehata was walking to school when the accident happened at about 8.03am on January 23.

Evening Standard

Train customers warned not to travel north of Preston after derailment

The 4.28am Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to Euston came off the tracks near the village of Shap, in Cumbria, on Monday morning.

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