Railway boy brings trains to halt - From BBC - Trains through Gloucester were stopped for 40 minutes after a driver saw a boy playing on the track then feared he had hit the youngster. 30-05-2005 Railway's first loco for 80 years - From BBC - The first new steam locomotive for more than 80 years will arrive at a narrow-gauge railway on Tuesday. 30-05-2005 Royal Mail trains back on track - From BBC - The Royal Mail plans to use trains to transport about a million letters a day between Scotland and London. 30-05-2005 Say what you like about teenagers - they made the trains run on time - From Guardian Unlimited - Next time your train - say from Birmingham New Street to Dudley and Wolverhampton - departs dead on time, remember to thank, not the Fat Controller or Mussolini, but a 17-year-old student with an eye for detail. 30-05-2005 Seaside trips for Rover families - From BBC - Families of MG Rover workers made redundant when the company collapsed are taking advantage of free train services to seaside resorts in Devon. 30-05-2005 Suburban railway tops beauty poll - From Guardian Unlimited - One of Britain's biggest and busiest railways has beaten a string of quiet rural lines to claim the title of most scenic train journey in Britain. 30-05-2005 Train derail attempt man jailed - From BBC - A suicidal man who tried to derail a train near Bristol with concrete blocks has been sent to prison for four years. 30-05-2005 Train guards stage 24-hour strike - From BBC - Train guards in Merseyside were staging a 24-hour strike on Saturday in a dispute over working hours. 30-05-2005 Tunnel vision - From Guardian Unlimited - It's been seven years in construction, 8,000 people have worked on it and the machines digging it are a monster 100 metres long. But despite the fact that it is one of the biggest engineering projects in the UK, and the country's first new train line in a 30-05-2005 Union demands rail safety device - From BBC - A train drivers' union is stepping up demands for a new track surveillance system for the railways, saying it would dramatically improve safety. 30-05-2005 Virgin withdraws Voyager trains - From BBC - Rail commuters experienced major delays after 70 Virgin trains were withdrawn from service with an electrical fault. 30-05-2005 £400,000 derailment fine slashed - From BBC - A £400,000 fine imposed by a judge on a subsidiary of engineering firm Jarvis for its part in a train derailment has been reduced by the Court of Appeal. 30-05-2005 £800m plan to expand city's subway network - From Glasgow Evening Times - AMBITIOUS plans for an £800million expansion of Glasgow's Subway are to be launched this week. 30-05-2005 'Stuffy trips and no loos for Virgin passengers' - From This is London - Rail passengers travelling between Euston and the North are today warned they face "uncomfortable" journeys. 05-05-2005 Businesses should pay transport tax, says RMT - From Guardian Unlimited - Businesses should pay a transport tax to help fund fairer fare policies for commuters, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said today. 05-05-2005 Commuter anger at parking costs - From This is London - Increases of up to 10 per cent in the cost of parking at some of the region's busiest train stations infuriated commuters today. 05-05-2005 Commuters face rail line closure - From BBC - Commuters in Kent are facing months of disruption while a railway line between two major towns is closed for repairs. 05-05-2005 Eurostar passengers told to walk - From This is London - Rail passengers could be forced to walk a third of a mile to pick up connecting Eurostar services after the Government delayed funding for the completion of a "ghost station" at St Pancras. 05-05-2005 Eurotunnel demands a debt write-off of €6bn - From Guardian Unlimited - Eurotunnel is on a collision course with its bankers after its chairman, Jacques Gounon, demanded they write off almost two-thirds of the company's €9bn (£6bn) debt. 05-05-2005 Increase in fatalities on network - From Guardian Unlimited - Deaths and injuries on the railways increased last year because of November's high-speed crash in Berkshire and a big jump in fatalities among track workers. 05-05-2005 Line opens after engineering work - From BBC - One of the region's main rail lines returns to normal on Monday after a day of engineering works. 05-05-2005 Passengers to question rail staff - From BBC - A rail company is offering passengers the chance to meet a manager and ask them about the train service. 05-05-2005 Port plans to double track lines - From BBC - Plans to lay double tracks on the Ipswich to Felixstowe Dock rail line have been put to the 900 residents who live along its length. 05-05-2005 Rail enthusiasts purchase track - From BBC - A group of rail enthusiasts have bought an eight-mile stretch of track in Derbyshire's Peak District. 05-05-2005 Rail fares may go up - From This is London - Mainline rail commuter fares could be increased in a bid to keep people off the trains and ease chronic overcrowding, it was revealed today. 05-05-2005
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