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- France rail workers strike over reformsFrench railway workers are to go on strike in the latest in a series of protests against planned labour reforms, with strikes also expected in Belgium.
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- Councils behind Glasgow airport link dismiss monorail proposals as 'not viable'COUNCIL bosses bidding to create a rail link at Glasgow Airport have dismissed proposals by two retired engineers for a monorail.
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- Midland Metro trams in Birmingham: A driver's eye view For those of you who couldn’t make it, we got a driver’s eye view of the all-new journey from Snow Hill to Birmingham New Street station.
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- Rail campaigners welcome new services between London and the North EastFirst Group will operate five trains a day between London and Edinburgh, which will stop at Newcastle and Morpeth, from 2021
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- Row over road and rail expected to rumble on at Buchan area committeeThe controversy over which method of transport would benefit the north-east most is set to continue tomorrow when Buchan councillors meet to discuss the issue.
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- 'We need to meet with rail minister and transport secretary' - MPs after Southern franchise review petition signatures soar CALLS for an urgent meeting with the rail minister and the transport secretary are being made as soaring numbers of passengers sign a petition for Southern to be stripped of its franchise.
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