UK Trains

SEE: Students Build UK's First Hybrid Train

PA | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Trains, Renewable Energy, UK Students, Birmingham University, UK News, Rail Industry, UK Industry, Hybrid, UK Environment, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News

A prototype hydrogen-powered narrow gauge locomotive has been designed, built and tested by a group of university engineering students and staff. H...

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FirstGroup Wins Contract To Run Richard Branson

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 21.08.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: UK Trains, Topical Comedy, UK Satire, Pics & Giggles, UK Railways, Firstgroup, Trains, Richard Branson, Spoof News, UK Comedy News

Richard Branson has blasted the government following the announcement that transport giant FirstGroup will now be running him. FirstGroup will star...

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The Great Railway Robbery

Andrew Smith | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Politics, Transport, Nationalisation, Privatisation, Labour Party, Public Transportation, Trains, Privatisation Rail, UK Politics News

Hot on the heels of the Olympic we have been given yet another firmly entrenched tradition which will unite the nation. This time it's not a good one, in fact it a horrible and universally unpopular one. I am of course referring to the great annual railway robbery.

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Police Hunt Man Who Soaked Train Passenger With Bottle Of Urine (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK

Read More: UK Crime, UK News, Urine, Train Station, British Transport Police, Cctv, Plumstead, Trains, Assault, UK News

Police are hunting a man who poured a bottle of urine through a stationary train window, soaking a female passenger. Officers from British Transp...

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PHOTO: Man Tries To Board Train With A Sheep

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.08.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Sheep on Trains, Weird Animal Stories, Sheep on Buses, Trains, Sheep Stories, Funny Animal Stories, Buses, Funny Animals, UK Weird News, UK Comedy News

Thinking of jumping on a UK bus or train with your pet cow, goat or sheep in tow? Stop right there! A long-standing rule states that livestock are...

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The 8.05 Train to Edinburgh

Catriona Knox | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Trains, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Fringe, Comedy, 2012 Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Festival 2012, UK Comedy News

It's the 8.05 train to Edinburgh, a couple of days before the festival starts, and every year it's the same.

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ON...London Welcomes the World - It's Boris's 'BIG ONE'

Martin Treanor | Posted 26.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: London, The Big One, Transport for London, London Bridge Station, The Silver Mist, Boris Johnson, Get Ahead of the Games, Trains, getaheadofthegames.com, Martin Treanor, Sport, Commuters, Mayor of London, Olympics, 2012, UK Lifestyle News

So it's Friday 27th July 2012 and, after 7 years of exhausting preparations, London is welcoming the world. For my part, I'm standing at Charing Cros...

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Use The Tube! Heathrow Express Suspended On Busiest Day Of Airport's History

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

Read More: UK Transport, Heathrow Express, Heathrow Airport, UK Economy, Trains, Cable Theft, Transport for London, 2012 Olympics, London Underground, Heathrow, UK News

The Heathrow Express was suspended on the busiest day in the London airport's history - after a fire close to the train track. Tens of thousands of...

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Olympic Train Travel Misery As Cable Thieves Strike

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Tourism, Rail Travel, UK News, Train Delays, Train Travel, Cable Theft, Trains, Commuting, Commute, 2012 Olympics, London, UK News

Cable thieves has left Olympic travellers and commuters stranded for up to 90 minutes on the eve of the Games, as they headed for London on First Capi...

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Olympics 2012: Feeling Sick About The Commute?

The Huffington Post | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 18.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: UK News, Boss, Olympics, Trains, Work-Life Balance, Travel, Work-Life, Slideexpand, Commuters, Work From Home, 2012-London-Olympic-Games, UK Lifestyle News

The Olympic transport misery that everyone's been predicting is on finally on its way. Athletes began pouring into the Olympic village today, accor...

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We Should Not Renationalise the Railways

Dr Richard Wellings | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Nick Clegg, UK Transport, Nationalisation, David Cameron, Railways, Trains, Taxpayers, Government, UK Politics News

Privatisation is often blamed for the shortcomings of Britain's railways. This is unfair. Genuine privatisation never happened. Nominal ownership may have been transferred to the private sector, but the government remains firmly in control.

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Will The Coalition Last Until 2015?

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Nick Clegg, Trains, Lords Reform, Coalition, UK Diary, Daivd Cameron, UK News, Rail Infrastructure, UK Politics News

David Cameron has said he is "more committed" to the coalition with the Lib Dems than he was when it was formed, as he staged a show of unity with Nic...

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Sparking A Railway Revolution: £500m Midland Mainline Electrification Announced

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Trains, Transport Secretary, Electrified Rail, Justine Greening, Network Rail, UK News, UK Transport, Rail Electrification, UK Railways, UK News

Plans to electrify the Midland Mainline are expected to be announced by the Government next week, according to reports. Transport Secretary Justine...

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Train Overcrowding Worse In UK.. Before The Olympics Even Begin

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Trains, London 2012, Train Overcrowding, Commuting, UK News, UK Transport, Overcrowding, UK News

Overcrowding on rush-hour trains in London and south east England is getting worse, official figures showed on Thursday. Normal passenger capacity ...

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Light Fantastic: Power Restored After Freak Storms

PA | Posted 01.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Floods, Trains, UK Weather, National Grid, Network Rail, UK News, Caroline Spelman, UK News

The vast majority of homes left without power following this week's freak storms have been reconnected, according to suppliers. Northern Powergrid ...

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WATCH: Pavarotti Impersonator Cheers Up Grumpy Commuters

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 21.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Video, Station Guard, Nessun Dorma, Station Attendant, Colin Miller, Trains, UK Viral Videos, Luciano Pavarotti, Pavarotti, UK Weird News, Slideexpand, Train, Virgin Trains, UK Comedy News

Until Luciano Pavarotti's death back in 2007, Colin Miller was a professional Pavarotti impersonator, with his career in wannabe warbling really kicki...

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Train Disruptions To Continue As Strike Talks End Without Resolution

PA | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Pensions, UK Business, Trains, Train Drivers, Public Sector, Pension Rows, UK Transport, UK News

Talks aimed at resolving a row over pensions which has led to strikes by train drivers ended without agreement on Thursday. Members of the drivers'...

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Travel Innovations Throughout History

Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Helicopter, UK-Innovation, Aeroplanes, Car, Online Check-In, Hovercraft, Trains, Cars, GPS Tracking, Atm, Slideexpand, Jumbo Jet, UK Tech News

From jumbo jets to bullet trains, travel has come a long way in a short space of time. Technology now means that we can fly around the globe in less t...

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Potters Bar Train Crash 'Will Reoccur' If Cost-Cutting Measures Go Ahead

PA | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK Trains, Infrastructure, UK News, UK Transport, Railways, National Rail, Rmt, Trains, Unions, Potters Bar, UK News

Tragedies like the Potters Bar train crash will reoccur if proposed cost-cutting measures are introduced on the railways, unions warned before the 10t...

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Rail Travel in the UK: Why So Many First Class Carriages?

Adnan Al-Daini | Posted 01.07.2012 | UK Politics

My wife and I arrived at Paddington railway station on Sunday lunchtime after a wet cold weekend in London. We were at the head of the queue entering the platform to board the train to Exeter. As I walked along the platform I counted three first class carriages out of a total of eight.

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UK Weather: Lightning Strikes On Train Network Create Travel Chaos

PA | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Read More: London, UK Travel, London Trains, Victoria Station, National Rail, UK Commuters, UK News, UK Lightning, UK Trains, UK Weather, UK News

Rush-hour commuters faced widespread travel disruption on Thursday after lightning struck an electrical substation, causing many trains to be cancelle...

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Spontaneity - A Cautionary Tale

Imogen Clements | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, Newport, Bath, Trains, Cardiff, Spontaneity, UK Travel, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

This is a long story, but needs telling for personal therapeutic reasons and, I believe, altruistic ones. There are others that may learn from my mistakes.

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