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    • Upgrade work taking place on Newport to Gloucester line this summer

    The Newport to Gloucester line has been troubled with landslips over recent years seeing five major incidents recorded from 2020 to 2021 alone and causing extended closures, temporary speed restrictions, and delaying over 200,000 trains.
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    2022 opening dates announced for Hampshire Steam Museum

     UK
    Hollycombe Working Steam Museum near Liphook in Hampshire has announced that it is to open every Sunday until early autumn.

    Fly-tipping enforcement in Preston escalated by Network Rail

     UK
    Tonnes of filthy, stinking household waste including a selection of old sofas, mattresses and bikes have been illegally dumped on the disused Preston to Longridge railway line which is close to Skeffington Road in Deepdale.

    Shark makes visit to Sydney Railway Station during flooding

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    A shark has made a surprise visit to a Sydney Railway Station over the weekend during persistent and heavy rain causing flooding across the Sydney Rail Network.

    Transport for Wales creates arrival hubs to help Ukrainian nationals

     UK
    Transport for Wales (TfW) has created arrival hubs at Cardiff and Wrexham railway stations to help Ukrainian nationals.

    Harrogate man recognised for bravery at Wakefield Westgate station

     UK
    Northern employee, Phil Jones who is from Harrogate, was recognised by British Transport Police (BTP) for his act of bravery at Wakefield Westgate station

    SBB to abandon roll compensation technology on FV-Dosto fleet

     Europe
    SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced it will abandon plans to use roll compensation technology (Wako) on the long-distance double-deck FV-Dosto trains supplied by Bombardier Transportation to reduce journey times on the Berne - Lausanne and Winterthur - St Margrethen routes.

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